2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
St George · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in St George
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of lone residents and single-parent homes shape daily life in St George. While the typical number of people per home is 2.5, which is about the same as the national figure, there is a notable amount of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 St George — higher than 50% of areas.
| St George | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4487, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. The most common household size is two people, making up 33.7% of homes.
28.6% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In St George, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national rate. Couples with children are the most common family type at 51.5%.
18.8% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In St George, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 St George [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32639/st-george/topic/family-households