2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
5,000 to 9,999 · Section of State Range
Family & Households in 5,000 to 9,999
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share a roof in 5,000 to 9,999 than in most similar areas. With 2.6 people per home and a high rate of one-parent families, households here often have busier daily routines than the national average.
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 5,000 to 9,999 — higher than 81% of areas.
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27% of people live alone, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011. However, the typical home is larger than in most similar areas, with 31% of households consisting of two people.
26.9% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →5,000 to 9,999 splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents are very common here, making up 20.8% of families. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and is among the highest rates for this type of area.
20.8% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 92% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 5,000 to 9,999, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 5,000 to 9,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR714/5-000-to-9-999/topic/family-households