2.5 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sarina · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Sarina
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households and a higher rate of single parents shape daily life in Sarina. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, one-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas. This mix of living arrangements creates a distinct domestic landscape for the town.
2.5
▲ +25.0%
- 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 Sarina — higher than 64% of areas.
| Sarina | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4737, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Sarina holds 2.5 people, which is a rise from 2.0 in 2011. While 28.9% of residents live alone—a figure well above the national average—this is actually a drop from 36.3% a decade ago.
28.9% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Sarina splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families here are couples with children. Single parents make up 19.2% of families, which is well above the Queensland and national figures, though this is 5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
19.2% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sarina, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Sarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315088/sarina/topic/family-households