2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goondiwindi · Council (LGA)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 28% of people in Goondiwindi live alone, a figure well above the Queensland average. This means a significant number of households are small, though the typical home still holds 2.5 people, matching national levels.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Goondiwindi — higher than 71% of areas.
| Goondiwindi | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 36% of homes have two people, and 28% are single-person households. The proportion of people living alone has risen slightly since 2011 to reach 28.1%, which is a little above the national figure.
2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.1% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Goondiwindi, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children. One-parent families make up 14.4% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages, though it has risen 2.6 points since 2011.
14.4% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Goondiwindi, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33610/goondiwindi/topic/family-households