2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 1 million or more
How families and households are made up across the area.
Twenty-seven people per home is a strikingly high figure for 1 million or more compared to most similar areas. This reflects a region where larger households are the norm and few people live by themselves. The family structure remains stable, with a strong prevalence of couples raising children.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 5 areas
- 2.3: 20 areas
- 2.4: 11 areas
- 2.5: 15 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 4 areas
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 0 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 1 million or more — higher than 86% of areas.
| 1 million or more | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most similar areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. This is reflected in the fact that only 23% of people live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.
23.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 1 million or more, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.1% of families. One-parent families account for 12.8%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the Australian average of 14.1%.
12.8% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 1 million or more, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR101/1-million-or-more/topic/family-households