2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
250,000 to 999,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 250,000 to 999,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in 250,000 to 999,999 have remained steady since 2011, with 2.5 people living in the typical home. This is higher than most similar areas, though it matches the national figure. Most homes here are shared, as those living alone make up only 24% of households.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 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 250,000 to 999,999 — higher than 57% of areas.
| 250,000 to 999,999 | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is much less common here than in most similar areas, at 24%. This is a little below the Australian figure of 25.6%, though the number of single-person homes has risen slightly since 2011.
24.0% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 250,000 to 999,999, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, making up 54% of the group. One-parent families account for 14.9%, which is around the middle for this level and about the same as the national figure.
14.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 61% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 250,000 to 999,999, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 250,000 to 999,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR302/250-000-to-999-999/topic/family-households