2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thulimbah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Thulimbah
How families and households are made up across the area.
A significant shift in living arrangements has occurred in Thulimbah, where single-person households are now much more common than in other similar areas. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Thulimbah — lower than 71% of areas.
| Thulimbah | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4376, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes are very common here, making up 32% of all households, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Consequently, the typical home in Thulimbah holds 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas.
32.0% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thulimbah, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 42.1% of families, while 15.8% are one-parent families. This last group is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the Australian average.
15.8% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Thulimbah splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (40%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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 Thulimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32821/thulimbah/topic/family-households