2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emerald · Urban Area
Family & Households in Emerald
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 64% of families in Emerald, making it a place dominated by family units. This focus on family life is reflected in the fact that homes here are typically larger than in most other similar areas.
2.7
→ 0.0%
- 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 Emerald — higher than 93% of areas.
| Emerald | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4720, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.7 people live in each home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is slightly higher than the national figure. Only 23.4% of residents live alone, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
23.4% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 12.8% of the total, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.8% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emerald, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3005/emerald/topic/family-households