2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Te Kowai · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Te Kowai
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Te Kowai than in most similar areas, reflecting a community where larger households are more common. The area is defined by a strong presence of family units, with over half of all homes featuring couples with children.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Te Kowai — higher than 71% of areas.
| Te Kowai | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with an average of 2.7 people per household. Only 18.8% of residents live alone, which is well below the Queensland rate of 24.7%.
18.8% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Te Kowai, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 51.9%, while 15.3% are one-parent families. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average.
15.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Te Kowai, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Te Kowai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32762/te-kowai/topic/family-households