Mount Tarampa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Tarampa

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Mount Tarampa than in most similar areas, with the typical household now holding nearly three people. This trend is driven by a low number of people living alone and a high proportion of families with children.

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📍 Mount Tarampa, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Tarampa sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Mount Tarampa — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Tarampa2.9
4311, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 17% of people living alone, this is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are larger than usual, holding 2.9 people on average, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 2.5.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% ▼ -17.9%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 22.8%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Tarampa, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.7%. One-parent families account for 18.3% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%.

18.3% ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.6%
  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Tarampa, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Mount Tarampa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32030/mount-tarampa/topic/family-households