2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Taunton · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of people living alone has shaped the domestic landscape of Taunton. This is a sparsely populated area where nearly 40% of households consist of just one person, which is far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taunton — lower than 76% of areas.
| Taunton | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 4674, QLD | 2.2 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Taunton holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 2.5. This low number is driven by the fact that 39.1% of people live alone, one of the highest proportions for this type of area.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
39.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Taunton, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are very common here, making up 28.2% of all families, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Interestingly, while many couples without children live here, there are no couples with children recorded in the area.
28.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Taunton, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; One-parent families is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Taunton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32760/taunton/topic/family-households