2.3 ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Johnstone · Urban Centre
Family & Households in South Johnstone
How families and households are made up across the area.
A surge in people living alone has shaped the home life of South Johnstone (L), where 29.9% of households now consist of just one person. This is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes here are small, with nearly half housing only two people.
2.3
▼ -36.1%
- 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 South Johnstone — lower than 57% of areas.
| South Johnstone | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4859, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in South Johnstone (L) holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is a drop from 2011, when the usual home was much larger at 3.6 people.
29.9% ▲ +587.2%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Johnstone, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.8% of the area, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and rose 11 points since 2011. Couples with children are the most common family type at 46.2%.
16.8% ▲ +187.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Johnstone, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 South Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322110/south-johnstone/topic/family-households