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.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 499 or less
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have been living alone in 499 or less since 2011, contributing to a shift in how homes are occupied. The typical household now holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas. This trend reflects a growing number of single-person homes across the region.
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 499 or less — lower than 86% of areas.
| 499 or less | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of households consist of just one person, a figure that is well above the national average of 25.6%. Small households are common here, with 38% of homes housing two people and only 5.3% holding five or more.
29.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Roughly half of all families are couples with children, while 34.2% are couples without. One-parent families make up 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
15.2% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR122/499-or-less/topic/family-households