Theodore · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Theodore

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children are the most common family type in Theodore, making up 42.7% of the local mix. However, the area is seeing a shift towards smaller living arrangements, with the typical home now holding only two people. This is a significant drop from the 2.7 people per home seen in 2011.

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📍 Theodore, Urban Centre

Where Theodore sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -25.9%
  • 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 Theodore — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Theodore2.0
4719, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Many more people live alone here than in other areas, reaching 37.6%. This figure is far above the Queensland average of 24.7% and helps explain why the typical home size is well below the national figure.

2.0 ▼ -25.9%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.6% ▲ +53.2%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 24.6%
  • 2016: 38.0%
  • 2021: 37.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Theodore splits fairly evenly between 2 people (40%) and 1 person (37%), with 4 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.2% of the community, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when this group represented 25.1% of families.

18.2% ▼ -27.4%

Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Theodore, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (38%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322120/theodore/topic/family-households