Mount Tyson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Tyson

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people usually live in each home in Mount Tyson, which is much higher than most areas. This is a family-focused place where 61.2% of households are couples with children, while very few people live by themselves.

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📍 Mount Tyson, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Tyson sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Tyson — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Tyson3.0
4356, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here is larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. Only 16.3% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.3% ▲ +2.1%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Tyson, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children are common, though one-parent families make up 16.0% of the total. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.

16.0% ▲ +37.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Tyson, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Tyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32033/mount-tyson/topic/family-households