2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 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.
Small household sizes define daily life in 500 or more, where only 2.3 people live in the typical home. This is lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where a high number of people live alone.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 31.7% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend has grown since 2011, contributing to a typical home size that is now smaller than the Australian average.
31.7% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →500 or more splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.1% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national average of 14.1%.
18.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 500 or more, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR521/500-or-more/topic/family-households