2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 5,000 to 9,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in 5,000 to 9,999 than in most similar areas. This sparse region is marked by small households, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people. This figure is a little below the national average and has dropped since 2011.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 5,000 to 9,999 — lower than 89% of areas.
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 32.9% of people live by themselves, a figure that is well above the Australian average and among the highest for similar areas. This trend has risen since 2011, contributing to the fact that 37.4% of all homes here house only two people.
32.9% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 95% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5,000 to 9,999 splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 34.7% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 16.3% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
16.3% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 55% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5,000 to 9,999, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR214/5-000-to-9-999/topic/family-households