2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Major Urban · Section of State
Family & Households in Major Urban
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Major Urban holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure has stayed steady since 2011, reflecting a stable pattern of household sizes across the region. Overall, the area shows a mix of family structures and a growing number of people living on their own.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 6 areas
- 2.4: 7 areas
- 2.5: 7 areas
- 2.6: 6 areas
- 2.7: 3 areas
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 1 area
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 0 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 0 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Major Urban — higher than 71% of areas.
| Major Urban | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.5% of people live alone, a figure that has risen 1.7 points since 2011. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the most common household size is two people, making up 31.4% of homes.
25.5% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 55% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.4%, while one-parent families are lower than most areas at 13.2%. This last figure has barely changed over the last decade.
13.2% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 60% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Major Urban, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; 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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS20/major-urban/topic/family-households