2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gladstone · Urban Area
Family & Households in Gladstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of one-parent families than the national figure marks the family landscape in Gladstone. While most homes here follow typical Australian patterns, there is a noticeable trend towards more people living alone compared to a decade ago.
2.5
→ 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 Gladstone — higher than 71% of areas.
| Gladstone | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4680, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 33.9% of households have two people, the share of those living alone has risen to 27.1% since 2011.
27.1% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 17.2%, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gladstone, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3006/gladstone/topic/family-households