Torrens Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Torrens Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small home sizes define daily life in Torrens Creek, where the typical household has just 1.8 people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where many adults live independently or in small pairs.

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📍 Torrens Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Torrens Creek sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Torrens Creek — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Torrens Creek1.8
4816, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 30% of people live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure of 24.7%. This helps explain why Torrens Creek has some of the lowest occupancy rates in the region, with almost 46% of homes housing only two people.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Torrens Creek, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 1 person is next at 39%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 58.8%. There are no one-parent families here, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Torrens Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 74%; Couples with children is next at 26%.

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 Torrens Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32860/torrens-creek/topic/family-households