2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Other Urban · Section of State
Family & Households in Other Urban
How families and households are made up across the area.
Higher rates of solo living and single-parent homes stand out in Other Urban compared to similar areas. The area's typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
→ 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 Other Urban — lower than 71% of areas.
| Other Urban | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people here live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6% and higher than most similar areas. Most homes contain two people (35%), while the usual household size has remained steady since 2011.
29.4% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Other Urban, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.2% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most other areas. Over half of all families consist of couples with children.
16.2% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Other Urban, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS21/other-urban/topic/family-households