2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Duaringa · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Duaringa than in most other similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, nearly a third of all households are single-person dwellings. This creates a unique local profile where small households and one-parent families are more common than state and national figures.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Duaringa — lower than 57% of areas.
| Duaringa | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4712, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 32.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland average of 2.5.
2.3 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
32.9% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Duaringa splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.4% of the community, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This proportion has grown significantly since 2011, rising by 11 percentage points over the decade.
25.4% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Duaringa, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by One-parent families (25%) and Couples without children (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Duaringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322037/duaringa/topic/family-households