Willows Gemfields · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Willows Gemfields

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people share a home in Willows Gemfields than the state or national figure. This area is mostly made up of small households, with just 1.8 people per home on average.

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📍 Willows Gemfields, Urban Centre

Where Willows Gemfields sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -45.5%
  • 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 Willows Gemfields — lower than 99% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willows Gemfields1.8
4702, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A third of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This reflects a trend toward smaller households, as the typical number of people per home dropped from 3.3 in 2011 to 1.8 in 2021.

1.8 ▼ -45.5%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3% ▲ +7.0%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Willows Gemfields, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the vast majority of families here at 77.8%. One-parent families account for 14.8% of the total, a significant drop from the 41.4% seen in 2011.

14.8% ▼ -64.2%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 41.4%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Willows Gemfields, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; One-parent families is next at 15%.

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 Willows Gemfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322134/willows-gemfields/topic/family-households