Tarawera · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tarawera

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.

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📍 Tarawera, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarawera sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Tarawera — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tarawera2.6
4494, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Tarawera, the largest group is 1 person at 44%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 6 or more (25%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tarawera, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Tarawera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32749/tarawera/topic/family-households