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.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 500 or more
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in 500 or more are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This area is largely non-residential and sparsely populated, though it is noted for having a much higher proportion of people living alone than most similar places.
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 500 or more — lower than 86% of areas.
| 500 or more | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.2% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in 500 or more has 2.3 people, a number that is a little below the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
31.2% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 500 or more, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.2% of families, while couples without children account for 36.7%. One-parent families represent 12.2% of the total, which is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 500 or more, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR421/500-or-more/topic/family-households