2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarawera · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Tarawera is dominated by couples with children, who make up 65.5% of all families. Most homes here are filled with families, reflecting a community where children are a common part of daily life.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarawera — higher than 57% of areas.
| Tarawera | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4494, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People per home is 2.6, which is higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and Australian typicals of 2.5.
2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Tarawera, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 6 or more (25%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and the national figure of 14.1%. The rest of the families are couples with children (65.5%) or couples without children (31.0%).
10.3% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tarawera, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tarawera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32749/tarawera/topic/family-households