2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mackay · Urban Area
Family & Households in Mackay
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Mackay include children, making it a place where family life is central. The area is largely made up of couples and children, though the number of single-parent homes has fallen since 2011.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Mackay — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mackay | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.5 people, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While 25.9% of people live alone, this is much lower than in other similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
25.9% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mackay, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.9% of families, while couples without children account for 27.1%. Single-parent families make up 15.8%, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average but has fallen over the last decade.
15.8% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mackay, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3011/mackay/topic/family-households