2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Toowoomba - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Toowoomba - West, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is a place where few people live by themselves, though the number of single-person homes has risen since 2011.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Toowoomba - West — higher than 71% of areas.
| Toowoomba - West | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 18.9% of people live alone, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. While 37.3% of homes house two people, the overall number of people per home has edged down to 2.7 since 2011.
2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.9% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Toowoomba - West, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.6%, while one-parent families account for 13.8%. This last figure is a little below the state average and has risen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Toowoomba - West, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Toowoomba - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011458/toowoomba-west/topic/family-households