2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 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.
Over 30% of people in 499 or less live alone, which is well above the national figure. This creates a landscape where homes are generally smaller than in other areas, with the typical household containing just 2.3 people.
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.
Single-person homes are common here, making up 30.2% of all households—a figure that has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home size is lower than most areas, at 2.3 people.
30.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
More than half of families are couples with children, while 34.2% are couples without. One-parent families make up 13.4%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
13.4% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 499 or less, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/family-households