2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 20,000 to 49,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 30% of people live alone in 20,000 to 49,999, a figure well above the national average. This trend toward smaller living arrangements has led to a decrease in the typical number of people sharing a home since 2011.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 20,000 to 49,999 — lower than 86% of areas.
| 20,000 to 49,999 | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This shift is driven by a rise in single-person households, which now make up 30.5% of the area.
30.5% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.6% of the total, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a notable increase from 2011, when the rate was 17.5%.
18.6% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR312/20-000-to-49-999/topic/family-households