2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
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Family & Households in Not in any Significant Urban Area
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families across Not in any Significant Urban Area (Qld) are couples with children. This reflects a residential pattern where larger family groups are more common than in many other parts of the country. Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 71% of areas.
| Not in any Significant Urban Area | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4725, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26% of people live alone, a figure that has risen 3% since 2011. However, this is much lower than in most other areas, with many homes still holding two people (38.8%) or more.
26.0% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.9% of families, while couples without children account for 33.3%. One-parent families make up 14.7% of the total, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Queensland figure.
14.7% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/family-households