2.5 ▼ -47.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Pittsworth · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Pittsworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
A sharp drop in the average home size has reshaped Pittsworth since 2011. While the typical home now holds 2.5 people, the number of residents living alone has surged by 17 percentage points over the last decade. This shift marks a significant move toward smaller, more varied household arrangements across the town.
2.5
▼ -47.9%
- 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 Pittsworth — higher than 64% of areas.
| Pittsworth | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4356, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Pittsworth holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. About 28.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the Queensland average of 24.7%.
28.5% ▲ +148.9%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Pittsworth, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 17.3%, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, though this has fallen 18 percentage points since 2011.
17.3% ▼ -51.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Pittsworth, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Pittsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315078/pittsworth/topic/family-households