2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townsville · Urban Area
Family & Households in Townsville
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of one-parent families than the national average marks the family landscape in Townsville. While most homes follow typical patterns, about 17.9% of families are led by a single parent, which is well above the Australian figure.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Townsville — higher than 71% of areas.
| Townsville | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4817, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Townsville holds 2.5 people, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, though it matches the state and national figures.
26.2% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.8% of families here. One-parent families are more common than in most areas, sitting at 17.9%, which is a little above the Queensland rate of 15.4%.
17.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Townsville, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3017/townsville/topic/family-households