2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Scottville · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Scottville
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 26.5% of families in Scottville are headed by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This trend has climbed sharply over the last decade. While the area remains a mix of family types, the number of people living in each home has generally fallen since 2011.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Scottville — lower than 57% of areas.
| Scottville | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4804, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Scottville holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. While two-person households are the most common at 43.1%, the share of people living alone rose to 25.5% by 2021.
25.5% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Scottville, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.5% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is the highest proportion for this area, though couples without children remain the most common group at 40.8%.
26.5% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Scottville splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (39%) and Couples with children (35%), with One-parent families at 25%.
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 Scottville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322105/scottville/topic/family-households