2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Burnett Heads · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Burnett Heads are couples without children. This creates a smaller typical household size than the national figure, with only 2.2 people living in the usual home.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Burnett Heads — lower than 64% of areas.
| Burnett Heads | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common, making up 46.7% of all households. The proportion of people living alone has fallen to 26.1%, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.1% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Burnett Heads, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.1% of the local total, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Couples with children account for 36.5% of families.
17.1% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Burnett Heads, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Burnett Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315010/burnett-heads/topic/family-households