Thornton Beach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Thornton Beach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 2.0 people live in the typical home in Thornton Beach, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area stand out for having much smaller households than most other places in the country.

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Where Thornton Beach sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Thornton Beach — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Thornton Beach2.0
4873, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 2.0 people per home, households here are much smaller than in most areas. This figure is well below both the Queensland and Australian average of 2.5 people.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 75%, ahead of Couples without children (0%).

Family composition

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In Thornton Beach, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Thornton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32817/thornton-beach/topic/family-households