2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Tully Heads · Urban Centre
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are the norm in Tully Heads, where the typical home holds just two people. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, creating a residential landscape dominated by couples and single occupants.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tully Heads — lower than 86% of areas.
| Tully Heads | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 4854, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 2.0 people live in the typical home, a figure that is well below the state and national averages and has edged down since 2011. This is reflected in the fact that over half of all households consist of just two people, while 28.2% of residents live alone.
2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.2% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Tully Heads, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 28%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 56.0%, while couples with children account for 30.4%. One-parent families represent 13.1% of the total, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
13.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Tully Heads, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Tully Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322127/tully-heads/topic/family-households