2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 20,000 to 49,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of people in 20,000 to 49,999 live alone, reflecting a shift toward smaller households. This area sees a mix of family types, with over half of all families including children, though the typical home now holds fewer people than it did a decade ago.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 20,000 to 49,999 — lower than 57% of areas.
| 20,000 to 49,999 | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.7% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011. Because of this, the typical home now holds 2.4 people, which is slightly lower than the 2.5 seen across Australia.
28.7% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.4% of families here, while one-parent families account for 15.8%. This last group is a little above the national figure and has increased by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
15.8% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR512/20-000-to-49-999/topic/family-households