2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 5,000 to 9,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slightly higher share of one-parent families marks the social landscape of 5,000 to 9,999. While most indicators align with national patterns, the area has a higher proportion of single-parent homes than most similar regions. Over 54% of families here are couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 5,000 to 9,999 — higher than 57% of areas.
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in this area typically hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 25.5% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
25.5% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 5,000 to 9,999, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.7% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas and has grown by 1.4 percentage points over the last decade.
16.7% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5,000 to 9,999, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; 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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR314/5-000-to-9-999/topic/family-households