2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thornlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slight drop in the average number of people per home since 2011 marks the latest trend for Thornlands. This area is now mostly made up of families, with nearly 65% being couples with children. It remains a place where larger households are much more common than in most other areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Thornlands — higher than 86% of areas.
| Thornlands | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 4164, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.9 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because only 13.9% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.9% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Thornlands, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 64.4%. One-parent families account for 12.2% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4% and has risen by 2.4 points since 2011.
12.2% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Thornlands, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Thornlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021012/thornlands/topic/family-households