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.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 499 or less
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in 499 or less than in 2011, contributing to a trend of smaller households. This area now sees a typical home holding just 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas.
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 499 or less — lower than 86% of areas.
| 499 or less | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes have grown to 30.6%, a figure well above the national 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common at 39.8%, while the typical home size has fallen from 2.5 people in 2011 to 2.3 today.
30.6% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.9% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. This has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, alongside a 44.9% share of couples with children.
17.9% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR322/499-or-less/topic/family-households