2.1 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Toorbul · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Toorbul
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Toorbul (L) are couples without children. This mix of household types is marked by a significant rise in people living alone, which has contributed to a smaller typical household size over the last decade.
2.1
▼ -30.0%
- 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 Toorbul — lower than 71% of areas.
| Toorbul | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4510, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common here at 48.8%, while 29.9% of people live alone—a figure well above the national average. This shift helps explain why the typical number of people per home has dropped from 3.0 in 2011 to 2.1 today.
29.9% ▲ +172.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Toorbul, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 34.7% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.9%. This last group is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
14.9% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Toorbul, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (15%).
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 Toorbul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321107/toorbul/topic/family-households