2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
50,000 to 99,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 50,000 to 99,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are more common in 50,000 to 99,999 than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, this is consistent with the national figure. More than half of all families here are couples with children.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 50,000 to 99,999 — higher than 57% of areas.
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here generally hold more people than in most similar areas, though this figure has edged down since 2011. About 26.2% of households are people living alone, which is lower than in most similar areas.
26.2% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 50,000 to 99,999, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55% of families, while 28.2% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 15.9% of the total, a figure that is a little above the national mark and has risen since 2011.
15.9% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 50,000 to 99,999, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 50,000 to 99,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR511/50-000-to-99-999/topic/family-households