Tieri · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tieri

How families and households are made up across the area.

A little over 71% of families in Tieri (L) include children, which is a striking figure that helps explain why homes here are larger than usual. The area is dominated by family units, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Tieri, Urban Centre

Where Tieri sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +20.8%
  • 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 Tieri — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tieri2.9
4709, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Tieri (L) typically hold 2.9 people, which is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. Only 17.6% of households are for one person, a figure that is well below the national average and has dropped 12 points over the last decade.

2.9 ▲ +20.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.6% ▼ -40.8%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tieri, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 6.8% of the total, which is among the lowest proportions for similar areas and well below the Queensland figure. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when the share of one-parent families was 27.6%.

6.8% ▼ -75.5%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 6.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tieri, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Tieri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321104/tieri/topic/family-households