2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
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.
More people live alone in 5,000 to 9,999 than in most similar areas. This trend is reflected in a small typical household size of 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure. A large proportion of the population lives in two-person or one-person homes.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 — lower than 86% of areas.
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.6% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.3 people, which is lower than most other areas.
30.6% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 40%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest family group at 47.4%, while couples without children account for 38%. One-parent families make up 13.9% of the total, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5,000 to 9,999, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (14%).
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/SOSR414/5-000-to-9-999/topic/family-households