2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ipswich · State Electorate
Family & Households in Ipswich
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than one in five families in Ipswich are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of one-parent homes is a standout feature of the area's household makeup. While the typical home size is standard, the number of people living alone has climbed steadily over the last decade.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Ipswich — lower than 57% of areas.
| Ipswich | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.6% of people in Ipswich live alone, which is higher than most areas and up 6.2 points since 2011. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
27.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ipswich, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.5% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This group has grown by 9.3 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 54.3%.
20.5% ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ipswich, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30037/ipswich/topic/family-households