2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Marburg · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Marburg
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Marburg are couples with children, reflecting a strong focus on family life. Most homes here are larger than in other similar areas, with a typical household containing 2.4 people. This family-oriented profile is seen in the high proportion of parents raising children together.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Marburg — higher than 57% of areas.
| Marburg | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4346, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes hold 2.4 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While 36.4% of households have two people, those living alone now make up 25.7% of the community, a figure that has risen 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
25.7% ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Marburg, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 16.8% of families, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight increase from 2011, while couples with children remain the most common family type at 52.5%.
16.8% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Marburg, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Marburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321070/marburg/topic/family-households