2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Thargomindah · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Thargomindah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of households in Thargomindah consist of just one person, making it a standout feature of the town. This high number of single-person homes has contributed to a decline in the typical number of people living under one roof.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Thargomindah — lower than 57% of areas.
| Thargomindah | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 4492, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home now holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. This shift is driven by a sharp rise in people living alone, which grew 25 points over the decade to reach 38.8%.
38.8% ▲ +174.2%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Thargomindah splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.3%. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare at 3.4%, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 8.2 points since 2011.
3.4% ▼ -70.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Thargomindah, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Thargomindah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322119/thargomindah/topic/family-households