Toonpan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Toonpan

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Toonpan compared to most similar areas. This small community is largely made up of family groups, with over half of all households consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Toonpan, Suburb / Locality

Where Toonpan sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Toonpan — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Toonpan2.6
4816, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 15% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 15.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Toonpan, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.9% of families, while one-parent families account for only 7.8%. This share of single parents is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

7.8%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Toonpan, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Toonpan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32852/toonpan/topic/family-households