2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 1 million or more
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in 1 million or more have children, making it a place where family life is very common. Households here are larger than in most similar areas, though the typical number of people per home has stayed steady at 2.6 since 2011.
2.6
→ 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 1 million or more — higher than 81% of areas.
| 1 million or more | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 25.2% of people live alone—a figure that has risen slightly since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 32.8%.
25.2% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 1 million or more, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of families, while couples without children account for 25.4%. One-parent families represent 13.4% of the total, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
13.4% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 1 million or more, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR501/1-million-or-more/topic/family-households