Sloping Hummock · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Sloping Hummock

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Sloping Hummock compared to the rest of the state. This small area is mostly made up of family homes, with more than half of all households consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Sloping Hummock, Urban Centre

Where Sloping Hummock sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -13.8%
  • 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 Sloping Hummock — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Sloping Hummock2.5
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas. While the proportion of people living alone rose to 19.8% since 2011, this is still well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.5 ▼ -13.8%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.8% ▲ +90.3%

Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Sloping Hummock, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.4% of families, while 35.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.7%, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4% and has barely changed since 2011.

11.7% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Sloping Hummock, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Sloping Hummock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321094/sloping-hummock/topic/family-households