Takura · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Takura

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66.1% of families in Takura, making it a place where family life is the primary focus. This high proportion of families with kids is reflected in the typical home, which is larger than most across the country.

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Where Takura sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +11.1%
  • 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 Takura — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Takura3.0
4655, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 3.0 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with the fact that far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia.

3.0 ▲ +11.1%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Takura, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 5.8% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.

5.8% ▼ -50.7%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 8.4%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Takura, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Takura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32719/takura/topic/family-households