2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
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.
About 60% of families in Major Urban are couples with children, making it a key hub for family life. While household sizes have dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains a primary destination for multi-person homes.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 57% of areas.
| Major Urban | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home is 2.5, which is higher than most similar areas and matches the national figure. About 25.8% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
25.8% ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 53% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
11.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 73% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Major Urban, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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/SOS80/major-urban/topic/family-households