2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southern Downs · State Electorate
Family & Households in Southern Downs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Southern Downs live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This means more residents here live by themselves compared to most other areas. While family sizes are generally typical, there is a notably high number of single-person households.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Southern Downs — lower than 71% of areas.
| Southern Downs | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Southern Downs holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Queensland average. However, 29.1% of homes are occupied by just one person, a figure that is well above the state and national rates.
29.1% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Southern Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.6% of families, while 15.3% are one-parent families. This last group is more common here than in most other areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
15.3% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southern Downs, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Southern Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30077/southern-downs/topic/family-households