2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townsville · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Townsville
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than most other areas marks the household landscape in Townsville. While the typical home size matches the national figure, the city has seen a rise in people living alone over the last decade. This mix creates a diverse range of living arrangements across the region.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Townsville — higher than 71% of areas.
| Townsville | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Townsville holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. While 35.1% of homes have two people, those living alone now make up 26.1% of households, a rise of 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.4% of the total, a figure well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This has risen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011, while couples with children remain the most common group at 53.5%.
17.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Townsville, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37010/townsville/topic/family-households