2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Toowoomba · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Toowoomba
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Toowoomba holds 2.5 people, reflecting a stable living pattern that mirrors both state and national trends. While family structures are diverse, there is a notable presence of single-parent households compared to other similar regions.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Toowoomba — higher than 57% of areas.
| Toowoomba | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.1% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits slightly above the national average. Most homes are small, with 35.5% containing two people and 27.1% housing just one person.
27.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 54.3%, while one-parent families represent 15.8% of the total. This proportion of single parents is higher than in most other similar areas and has grown since 2011.
15.8% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Toowoomba, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/317/toowoomba/topic/family-households