2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
250,000 to 999,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 250,000 to 999,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in 250,000 to 999,999 have remained very stable since 2011. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, and the typical number of people per home has stayed steady at 2.5.
2.5
→ 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 250,000 to 999,999 — higher than 57% of areas.
| 250,000 to 999,999 | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas and matches the national figure. About 27.2% of people live alone, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
27.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 250,000 to 999,999, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.9% of families, while one-parent families account for 16.2%. This share of single-parent homes is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
16.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 250,000 to 999,999, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 250,000 to 999,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR102/250-000-to-999-999/topic/family-households