2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tarong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Tarong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of people in Tarong live alone, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to a smaller typical household size than most other areas. The community is largely made up of couples, both with and without children.
2.3
—
- 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 Tarong — lower than 71% of areas.
| Tarong | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4615, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is reflected in the fact that 30.9% of residents live alone, a rate well above that of most areas.
30.9% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Tarong, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 49.6% of families, while those without children account for 40.9%. Only 9.4% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the state and national averages.
9.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Tarong, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 Tarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32754/tarong/topic/family-households