2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Stanthorpe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Stanthorpe
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in Stanthorpe compared to the rest of the state. This means households here are smaller than usual, with the typical home containing only 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Stanthorpe — lower than 81% of areas.
| Stanthorpe | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4380 crosses QLD/NSW | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 36.3% of residents live alone, a figure far above the Queensland average of 24.7%. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
36.3% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Stanthorpe splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 10%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 44%, while one-parent families account for 15.8%. This share of single-parent homes is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average.
15.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Stanthorpe splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (44%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32655/stanthorpe/topic/family-households