2.0 ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Surat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Surat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of households in Surat are just one person, making it an area where many people live alone. This is a striking contrast to the state and national figures, resulting in homes that are typically much smaller than those in other parts of the country.
2.0
▼ -9.1%
- 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 Surat — lower than 86% of areas.
| Surat | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 4417, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Surat holds only 2 people, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5. This small household size is driven by the 39.9% of people living alone, a rate far above the national average.
39.9% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the community, which is well above both the state and national figures. Most families here are couples, with 43.9% having children and 33.6% without.
18.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32701/surat/topic/family-households