2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 100,000 to 249,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of single-parent families defines 100,000 to 249,999, where 18.4% of families fit this description. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While family structures vary, the area generally follows national patterns for household size.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 100,000 to 249,999 — lower than 57% of areas.
| 100,000 to 249,999 | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.4 people live in each home, which is roughly the same as the Australian figure. However, more people are living alone here than in most of the country, with this group rising to 28.2% since 2011.
28.2% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 100,000 to 249,999, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.4% of families, while one-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 2.3 percentage points over the last decade.
18.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 83% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 100,000 to 249,999, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR303/100-000-to-249-999/topic/family-households