2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townsville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Townsville - South
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Townsville - South consist of couples with children. This creates a family-focused atmosphere where people living alone are much rarer than in most other areas. These patterns make the area's home life feel distinct from the broader state and national trends.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Townsville - South — higher than 57% of areas.
| Townsville - South | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 43%, and only 18.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Because so few people live by themselves, the typical home holds 2.6 people, slightly more than the usual Australian household.
18.2% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Townsville - South, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up just 8.6% of the total, a figure well below the Queensland average of 15.4%. This is a small increase from 2011, while couples without children make up another 36.2% of families.
8.6% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Townsville - South, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021489/townsville-south/topic/family-households