Tiaro · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Tiaro

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher proportion of one-parent families live in Tiaro (L) than in the rest of Queensland. This is a place where small households are the norm, with the typical home now holding just 2.1 people.

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📍 Tiaro, Urban Centre

Where Tiaro sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -16.0%
  • 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 Tiaro — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Tiaro2.1
4650, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is much more common here than across Australia, with 32.7% of homes being single-person households. This figure has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011, contributing to a drop in the typical household size.

2.1 ▼ -16.0%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.7% ▲ +49.3%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 32.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Tiaro, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.9% of the local total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a significant increase of 19 percentage points over the last decade.

25.9% ▲ +286.5%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 25.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Tiaro, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples with children (25%).

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 Tiaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322121/tiaro/topic/family-households