2.0 ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.6
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Surat · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Surat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people in Surat live alone, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person households means the typical home is smaller than in most other areas, with just 2.0 people per dwelling.
2.0
▼ -23.1%
- 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 Surat — lower than 86% of areas.
| Surat | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 4417, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, with 39.9% of households being single-person homes. This is far above the Queensland figure of 24.7% and represents a 13 point increase since 2011.
39.9% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.5% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion has risen by 8.9 points since 2011.
18.5% ▲ +92.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Surat, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Surat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322114/surat/topic/family-households