2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Toowoomba - Harlaxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
How families and households are made up across the area.
A growing number of people living alone has shaped the household landscape of North Toowoomba - Harlaxton since 2011. This area now sees 34.6% of households consisting of just one person, which is well above the national figure. It is a place where small households and one-parent families are much more common than in most other areas.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is North Toowoomba - Harlaxton — lower than 71% of areas.
| North Toowoomba - Harlaxton | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.3 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the high proportion of single-person homes, which rose to 34.6% by 2021.
34.6% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →North Toowoomba - Harlaxton splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.9% of the total, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. While this is among the highest proportions for this type of family in similar areas, the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
22.9% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Toowoomba - Harlaxton, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011454/north-toowoomba-harlaxton/topic/family-households