2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thorndale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Thorndale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few people live by themselves in Thorndale, where most households consist of two or more people. This creates a community feel where the typical home holds 2.7 people, which is slightly more than the national figure.
2.7
—
- 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 Thorndale — higher than 71% of areas.
| Thorndale | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4380 crosses QLD/NSW | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.4% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national figure. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 43.5% of all households.
17.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thorndale, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples, with 49.5% having no children and 39.6% having children. One-parent families make up just 9.0% of the total, a figure well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.
9.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thorndale, Couples without children is the majority at 50%; Couples with children is next at 40%.
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 Thorndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32813/thorndale/topic/family-households