2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Gladstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of all homes in South Gladstone are occupied by just one person. This makes the area stand out from most other regions, with a high number of single-person households and a typical home size that is smaller than the state and national figures.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Gladstone — lower than 76% of areas.
| South Gladstone | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 36.5% of the area, which is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Because so many people live alone, there are typically 2.2 people per home, which is a little below the national average of 2.5.
36.5% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Gladstone splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 20.9% of the total. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, while couples with children represent 51.1% of families.
20.9% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Gladstone, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in South Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32589/south-gladstone/topic/family-households