2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 500 or more
How families and households are made up across the area.
About the same as the national average, the typical home in 500 or more houses 2.5 people. This area is defined by a high proportion of family households, with over half of all families including children.
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: 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 500 or more — higher than 57% of areas.
| 500 or more | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most similar areas, though the typical size has edged down slightly since 2011. While 24.9% of people live alone, which is lower than in most similar areas, this figure has risen since 2011.
24.9% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 500 or more, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.8% of families, while 32.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.1%, a figure that is lower than in most similar areas and has barely changed over the last decade.
14.1% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 500 or more, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR121/500-or-more/topic/family-households