2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Gympie · Urban Area
Family & Households in Gympie
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent families is a standout feature of Gympie, where 22.1% of families fit this description. This figure is well above the national average and reflects a broader trend of shifting household types in the area. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, there is a growing number of residents living on their own.
2.4
→ 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 Gympie — lower than 57% of areas.
| Gympie | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people in Gympie live alone, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and national averages. This is a growing trend, with the proportion of single-person households rising by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
29.9% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.1% of the local total, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a rise of 4.1 percentage points over the last decade.
22.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Gympie, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (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 Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3008/gympie/topic/family-households