Thargomindah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thargomindah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Thargomindah than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, which is nearly the same as the national figure, a third of all households consist of just one person.

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📍 Thargomindah, Suburb / Locality

Where Thargomindah sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Thargomindah — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thargomindah2.4
4492, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-person homes are very common here, making up 33% of all households. This is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7% and the national figure of 25.6%.

2.4 ▼ -7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.0% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.1%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 33.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Thargomindah splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (33%), with 4 people at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 63.1% of families, while one-parent families are very rare at just 3.9%. This is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

3.9% ▼ -59.5%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 3.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Thargomindah, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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 Thargomindah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32782/thargomindah/topic/family-households