2.8 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Towen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Towen Mountain
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas are common in Towen Mountain. The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a local trend toward larger family groupings rather than individuals living alone.
2.8
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Towen Mountain — higher than 76% of areas.
| Towen Mountain | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, household sizes are much higher than in most areas. This is consistent with only 21.1% of people living alone, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
21.1% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Towen Mountain, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.6%, while one-parent families account for 11.9%. This last figure is well below the state average of 15.4%.
11.9% ▲ +97.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Towen Mountain, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Towen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32863/towen-mountain/topic/family-households