2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 4,999 or less
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in 4,999 or less are couples with children. This area has a mix of family types, though homes are slightly smaller than the national typical, with just 2.3 people per household.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 4,999 or less — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.5. About 29.4% of people live alone, a rate well above the 25.6% seen across Australia.
29.4% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 58% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.9% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.5% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
16.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR115/4-999-or-less/topic/family-households