2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southern Cross · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Southern Cross
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Southern Cross compared to the rest of the state. Most homes here are family-based, with 57.1% of families consisting of couples with children, creating a community where larger households are the norm.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Southern Cross — higher than 71% of areas.
| Southern Cross | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Southern Cross holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of single-person households, at just 17.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
17.7% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Southern Cross, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.1% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.2% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.2% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southern Cross, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Southern Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32608/southern-cross/topic/family-households