Lower Tenthill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lower Tenthill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Lower Tenthill, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Lower Tenthill, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Tenthill sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Tenthill — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lower Tenthill2.7
4343, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.5% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. While 38.6% of homes house two people, the remaining households are split between three, four, or five residents.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.5% ▼ -16.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 20.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lower Tenthill, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.8%, while those without children account for 30.7%. One-parent families represent 12.1% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.1% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lower Tenthill, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Lower Tenthill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31694/lower-tenthill/topic/family-households