2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cloncurry · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of people in Cloncurry live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This town has a mix of living arrangements, with a typical household of 2.5 people. While many live solo, more than half of the local families are couples with children.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cloncurry — higher than 64% of areas.
| Cloncurry | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4824, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 31.4% of residents live by themselves, a rate that has risen slightly since 2011. Most homes contain one or two people, though the typical household size has grown to 2.5 people over the last decade.
2.5 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
31.4% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Cloncurry splits fairly evenly between 1 person (32%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This figure is higher than in most similar areas, although it has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
18.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cloncurry, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cloncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315022/cloncurry/topic/family-households