Taringa · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Taringa

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people now live alone in Taringa than in previous years. This shift has left the area with a typical home size of 2.2 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Taringa sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Taringa — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Taringa2.2
4068, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.7% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the Queensland average of 24.7%. Two-person households are the most common at 37%, meaning homes here are generally smaller than in most other areas.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.7% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 31.2%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Taringa, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.9% of families, while 34.6% are couples without children. Only 11.1% are one-parent families, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

11.1% ▲ +12.2%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Taringa, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; 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 Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32751/taringa/topic/family-households