2.6 ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thuringowa · State Electorate
Family & Households in Thuringowa
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high rate of single-parent families marks the home life in Thuringowa. Over a fifth of all families here are headed by one parent, which is well above the national figure. This trend is mirrored in the housing data, where fewer people live alone compared to most other areas.
2.6
▲ +13.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Thuringowa — higher than 57% of areas.
| Thuringowa | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Thuringowa holds 2.6 people, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is higher than most areas, with only 22.2% of people living alone—a rate that is well below the Australian figure and has fallen by 9.9 percentage points over the last decade.
22.2% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Thuringowa, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21% of the total, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Queensland average. More than half of all families here are couples with children, while couples without children account for 25.9%.
21.0% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thuringowa, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without 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 Thuringowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30084/thuringowa/topic/family-households