2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townson · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Townson are couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for families, where the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Townson — lower than 57% of areas.
| Townson | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4341, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The usual home in Townson has 2.4 people living in it. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits just below the state and national figures of 2.5.
2.4 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townson splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 22%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 58.5%, while 19.5% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.6% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national rate of 14.1%.
14.6% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Townson, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Townson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32866/townson/topic/family-households