Tamborine Mountain · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tamborine Mountain

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Tamborine Mountain are couples with children. This creates a family-focused atmosphere where most homes house two or more people, and far fewer residents live alone compared to the national average.

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📍 Tamborine Mountain, Suburb / Locality

Where Tamborine Mountain sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Tamborine Mountain — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tamborine Mountain2.5
4272, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. However, only 21.9% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.9% ▼ -5.9%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tamborine Mountain, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.9% of families, while couples without children account for 35.6%. One-parent families make up 11.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.7% ▼ -10.8%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tamborine Mountain, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Tamborine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32732/tamborine-mountain/topic/family-households