2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 4,999 or less
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-person households defines daily life in 4,999 or less, where 31.2% of people live alone. This is well above the national figure and contributes to the area having fewer people per home than most similar places.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 4,999 or less — lower than 86% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5 and has edged down since 2011. Single-person households are common, making up 31.2% of the area—a figure that is much higher than most similar places.
31.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 85% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, while 34.7% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and has barely changed over the last decade.
16.5% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR615/4-999-or-less/topic/family-households