2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Abbotsham · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Abbotsham
How families and households are made up across the area.
Twenty per cent of families in Abbotsham are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This mix of households creates a diverse living landscape where large families and people living alone both feature prominently.
2.6
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- 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 Abbotsham — higher than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Abbotsham typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Interestingly, 30.3% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
30.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Abbotsham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 23%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About half of all families here are couples with children. Single-parent families make up 20% of the total, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
20.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Abbotsham, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (28%) 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 Abbotsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60001/abbotsham/topic/family-households