Toogoolawah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Toogoolawah

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of homes in Toogoolawah are occupied by just one person, making it a place where small households are very common. This trend means the typical home here is smaller than usual, with just 2.2 people living in each dwelling.

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📍 Toogoolawah, Suburb / Locality

Where Toogoolawah sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Toogoolawah — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Toogoolawah2.2
4313, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households make up 35.2% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, accounting for 40.1% of all households.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.2% ▲ +9.8%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.1%
  • 2016: 33.0%
  • 2021: 35.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Toogoolawah splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, making up 17.9% of the total. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

17.9% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Toogoolawah, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Toogoolawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32844/toogoolawah/topic/family-households