Theodore · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Theodore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person homes are the most common arrangement in Theodore, where 40.2% of households fit this description. The area has a small typical household size and a very high number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Theodore sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -9.1%
  • 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 Theodore — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Theodore2.0
4719, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much smaller than usual, with only 2.0 people per home, well below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, who make up 37.6% of households, far above the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.0 ▼ -9.1%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.6% ▲ +22.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 41.9%
  • 2021: 37.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Theodore splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (37%), with 4 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.

18.2% ▲ +39.2%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.1%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Theodore, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32807/theodore/topic/family-households