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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Townsville, 34.4% of people born in New Zealand were found in households with 2 persons.
The size of households in general follows the life-cycle of families. Households are usually small at the stage of relationship formation (early marriage), and then increase in size with the advent of children. They later reduce in size again as these children reach adulthood and leave home.
Household size may differ significantly for overseas-born populations. Some cultural groups may be affected by the availability of affordable housing, and may have a preference for living in larger households with extended family members. On the other hand recent arrivals in student housing may have mainly 1 and 2 person households.
A comparison with Dwelling Type and Number of Bedrooms data may indicate whether overcrowding is an issue for overseas-born populations. Please note however that multiple overseas-born people in a household will be counted multiple times in this topic.
Household size should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, Household Income and Language Spoken at Home.
Q:
Derived from the three Census questions:
'Name of each person including visitors who spent the night of Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in this dwelling', and 'Where does the person usually live?', and 'Name of each person who usually lives in this dwelling but was away on Tuesday, 10 August 2021.'
| Household size | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Townsville - born in New Zealand | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Number of persons usually resident | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 to 2021 |
| 1 person | 554 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 487 | 12.0 | 9.5 | +67 |
| 2 persons | 1,353 | 34.4 | 30.5 | 1,281 | 31.7 | 28.8 | +72 |
| 3 persons | 708 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 740 | 18.3 | 17.7 | -32 |
| 4 persons | 696 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 768 | 19.0 | 20.3 | -72 |
| 5 persons | 304 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 398 | 9.8 | 11.6 | -94 |
| 6 or more persons | 320 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 371 | 9.2 | 12.0 | -51 |
| Total people in classifiable households | 3,935 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,045 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -110 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the number of people born in New Zealand usually resident in a household in the City of Townsville compared with Queensland, shows that there were a higher proportion of people born in New Zealand in lone person households, and a lower proportion in larger households (those with 4 persons or more). Overall there were 14.1% of people born in New Zealand in lone person households, and 33.5% in larger households, compared with 11.1% and 41.0% respectively for Queensland.
The major differences between the household size for people born in New Zealand in the City of Townsville and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of people in households with 2 persons usually resident (34.4% compared to 30.5%)
- A larger percentage of people in households with 1 person usually resident (14.1% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 6 or more persons usually resident (8.1% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households with 5 persons usually resident (7.7% compared to 10.6%)
Emerging groups
The number of people born in New Zealand in households in the City of Townsville decreased by 110 between 2016 and 2021.
The largest changes in the number of people born in New Zealand usually resident in a household in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were:
- 5 persons (-94 persons)
- 2 persons (+72 persons)
- 4 persons (-72 persons)
- 1 person (+67 persons)
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