2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
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.
Much larger households than most similar areas define 100,000 to 249,999, where the typical home holds 2.6 people. This trend towards larger living groups is reflected in the fact that only 24.1% of people live alone, a figure much lower than in most other peer areas.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 100,000 to 249,999 — higher than 81% of areas.
| 100,000 to 249,999 | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most similar areas, with 2.6 people per house, though this has edged down since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 31.8%, while 24.1% of residents live alone.
24.1% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 100,000 to 249,999, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.8%. One-parent families account for 15.2%, which is around the middle for this level and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
15.2% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 100,000 to 249,999, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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/SOSR703/100-000-to-249-999/topic/family-households