Tirroan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Tirroan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Tirroan than in most similar areas, with only 12.5% of households consisting of one person. This is a place where the vast majority of residents live with others in family settings. The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Tirroan, Suburb / Locality

Where Tirroan sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +13.0%
  • 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 Tirroan — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tirroan2.6
4671, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common here at 57.1%. The proportion of people living alone is far below the national figure of 25.6% and the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.6 ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5% ▼ -41.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tirroan, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 51.5% having no children and 40.0% with children. One-parent families make up 8.5% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.5% ▼ -43.8%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tirroan, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; 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 Tirroan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32836/tirroan/topic/family-households