3.1 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hope Vale · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Hope Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes and large family groups are common in Hope Vale (L). Most households here are bigger than the national figure, with the typical home holding 3.1 people. This reflects a community where many people share living spaces, often within large family units.
3.1
▲ +14.8%
- 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 Hope Vale — higher than 88% of areas.
| Hope Vale | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Hope Vale (L) are more crowded than most, with the typical household size of 3.1 people rising since 2011. About 13.5% of homes hold six or more people, while 25.9% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the national figure.
25.9% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Hope Vale splits fairly evenly between 1 person (26%) and 2 people (23%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 37.7% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen by 15 points since 2011. This is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas, though couples with children remain the most common group at 46.6%.
37.7% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hope Vale, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (38%) and Couples without children (11%).
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 Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321052/hope-vale/topic/family-households