2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 4,999 or less
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significantly higher share of people live alone in 4,999 or less compared to the national average. This contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 4,999 or less — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.7% of people here live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 25.6% and has risen since 2011. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
30.7% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 75% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 49.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 14.2%, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national average.
14.2% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (35%) 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR415/4-999-or-less/topic/family-households