2.7 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camooweal · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Camooweal
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more one-parent families live in Camooweal than in most similar areas, with 48.3% of families fitting this profile. This high proportion of single-parent homes is a standout feature for the town, where households are generally larger than usual.
2.7
▲ +12.5%
- 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 Camooweal — higher than 76% of areas.
| Camooweal | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4828, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Camooweal are more crowded than in most areas, with an average of 2.7 people per dwelling. At the same time, the share of people living alone has jumped 13 points since 2011 to reach 31.8%, which is well above the national figure.
31.8% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Camooweal, the largest group is 1 person at 31%, followed by 2 people (24%) and 4 people (24%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 48.3% of the total, a figure that is far above the Queensland average of 15.4%. This is a major shift for the town, as this proportion rose by 43 points since the 2011 census.
48.3% ▲ +757.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Camooweal, the largest group is One-parent families at 46%, followed by Couples with children (32%) and Couples without children (22%).
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 Camooweal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322025/camooweal/topic/family-households