Talgai · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Talgai

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live alone in Talgai, where households are more likely to be shared. The area is dominated by couples, with 88.4% of families consisting of partners living together.

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📍 Talgai, Suburb / Locality

Where Talgai sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Talgai — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Talgai2.5
4362, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Talgai hold 2.5 people, matching the Queensland and national figures. Only 17.8% of people live alone, which is well below the national rate of 25.6%.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Talgai, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (28%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 53.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.6%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.6%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 11.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Talgai, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Talgai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32723/talgai/topic/family-households