2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Innisfail · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Innisfail
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people live alone in South Innisfail than in the rest of Queensland. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure. These patterns create a distinct local profile where single-person homes are very common.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Innisfail — lower than 76% of areas.
| South Innisfail | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 34.1% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.2 people, which is lower than most other areas.
34.1% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →South Innisfail splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 24.5% of the total, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Couples with children and couples without children are also common, making up 38.3% and 37.5% of families respectively.
24.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →South Innisfail splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (38%) and Couples without children (37%), with One-parent families at 24%.
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 Innisfail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32590/south-innisfail/topic/family-households