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.
Willows Gemfields · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Willows Gemfields — lower than 99% of areas.
| Willows Gemfields | 1.8 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.3% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Willows Gemfields, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (38%) and 3 people (7%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Willows Gemfields, Couples without children is the majority at 76%; One-parent families is next at 15%.
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