2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 89% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
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.
Nearly half of all families in 20,000 to 49,999 are couples with children, making them the most common family type. However, the area is marked by a high number of people living alone and a high proportion of single-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 89% of areas.
| 20,000 to 49,999 | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than in most similar areas, with a typical size of 2.2 people. This is partly because 33.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
33.4% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 97% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →20,000 to 49,999 splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 21.0% of the total, which is among the highest rates for this type of area and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
21.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 92% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (21%).
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/SOSR612/20-000-to-49-999/topic/family-households