2.3 —
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tablelands · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Tablelands
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people in Tablelands live alone, a figure well above the national average. This means one in three households is a single-person home, making this a standout feature of the local living arrangements.
2.3
—
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Tablelands — lower than 71% of areas.
| Tablelands | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Tablelands hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has edged down since 2016. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.2% of the total.
29.3% —
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tablelands, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.3% of the local area, which is higher than most other areas and a little above the Australian average. This figure has barely changed over the last five years.
16.3% —
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tablelands, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36820/tablelands/topic/family-households