2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emerald · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Emerald
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 64% of families in Emerald are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. The town sees larger households than most similar areas, with an average of 2.7 people per home. This reflects a community where family-based living is more common than living alone.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Emerald — higher than 76% of areas.
| Emerald | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4720, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.7 people, which is much higher than most areas. While 23.4% of people live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 31.3%.
23.4% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 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 a little below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. This proportion has risen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 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/ucl/UCL313004/emerald/topic/family-households