2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townsville · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Townsville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of the families in Townsville are couples with children. This mix of households reflects a community where family life is central, though there is a growing number of people living on their own.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Townsville — higher than 57% of areas.
| Townsville | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Townsville house two people, and the typical home has 2.5 residents, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 26.8% since 2011.
26.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.3% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This proportion of single-parent homes has risen by 1.9 percentage points over the last ten years.
17.3% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Townsville, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/318/townsville/topic/family-households