2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 1 million or more
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes and bigger households define daily life in 1 million or more, where 2.6 people live in the typical dwelling. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where family living is more common than solitary residing.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 1 million or more — higher than 81% of areas.
| 1 million or more | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, with only 23.9% of households being single-person. This is a little below the national figure of 25.6%, although the number of solo residents has risen slightly since 2011.
23.9% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 78% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 1 million or more, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.6% of families. One-parent families account for 15.0%, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
15.0% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 1 million or more, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR301/1-million-or-more/topic/family-households