2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townsville · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Townsville
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in Townsville are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. Most homes here are small, with two people being the most common household size. While the number of people living alone has climbed since 2011, the overall typical home size remains steady.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Townsville — higher than 64% of areas.
| Townsville | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4814, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 26.6% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure and rose 4.4 points since 2011. Overall, Townsville has 2.5 people per home, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
26.6% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 (27%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. Couples with children are the most common family type at 53.5%.
18.2% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Townsville, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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/ucl/UCL303003/townsville/topic/family-households