100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range

Family & Households in 100,000 to 249,999

How families and households are made up across the area.

Typical household patterns in 100,000 to 249,999 align with most similar areas, though one-parent families are more common here than in other regions. About 28.9% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average.

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📍 100,000 to 249,999, Section of State Range

Where 100,000 to 249,999 sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 100,000 to 249,999 — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
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Households

Average household size.

The typical home in this area has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.5. This size has barely changed since 2011, with 33.8% of households consisting of two people.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9% ▼ -2.5%

Higher than 54% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 29.6%
  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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100,000 to 249,999 splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.1% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 14.1%. Over half of all families here are couples with children.

17.1% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 64% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In 100,000 to 249,999, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR603/100-000-to-249-999/topic/family-households