Mount Tom · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Tom

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just two people typically live in a Mount Tom home, which is well below the national figure. This makes it a very small-household area where most families consist of couples without children.

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📍 Mount Tom, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Tom sits — Average household size

2.0 —
  • 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 Mount Tom — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Tom2.0
4677, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.0 people per home, Mount Tom has a much lower density per dwelling than most areas. This is well below the Queensland and Australian figure of 2.5.

2.0 —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Mount Tom, 2 people is the majority at 79%; 1 person is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the vast majority of families at 78.1%. In contrast, one-parent families account for just 9.4%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

9.4% —

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Tom, Couples without children is the majority at 78%; Couples with children is next at 13%.

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 Tom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32031/mount-tom/topic/family-households