Tallegalla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tallegalla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 6.6% of families in Tallegalla are headed by a single parent, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is a place where couples and larger households are the norm, with few people living alone compared to other areas.

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📍 Tallegalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Tallegalla sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Tallegalla — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tallegalla2.6
4340, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here hold two or more people, with the typical household size of 2.6 being slightly higher than the national figure. Only 18.9% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.9% ▲ +13.7%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tallegalla, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.5%. Along with 39.2% of couples without children, this helps explain why one-parent families are so uncommon here compared to most other areas.

6.6% ▼ -5.9%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tallegalla, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 39%.

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 Tallegalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32727/tallegalla/topic/family-households