2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Collinsville · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Collinsville than they were a decade ago. This shift has seen the typical number of people per home drop to 2.2, which is a little below the national figure. Small households now make up a significant part of the local landscape.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Collinsville — lower than 64% of areas.
| Collinsville | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4804, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A far higher share of residents live alone here than in the rest of Australia, at 36.3%. This figure rose by 8.3 points since 2011, which helps explain why the typical home now holds fewer people.
2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.3% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Collinsville splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 52.5%. One-parent families account for 15.0% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
15.0% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Collinsville, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Collinsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315023/collinsville/topic/family-households