Woorabinda · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Woorabinda

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families make up 63% of the family homes in Woorabinda, a figure far above the national average. This is a place where households are typically large, though the number of people living in each home has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Woorabinda, Council (LGA)

Where Woorabinda sits — Average household size

3.3 ▼ -13.2%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Woorabinda — higher than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woorabinda3.3
Rest of Qld 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Woorabinda are crowded compared to most areas, with a typical size of 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. While 16.5% of households have six or more people, the number of people living alone has risen to 25.3%.

3.3 ▼ -13.2%

Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 3.8
  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.3% ▲ +19.4%

Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woorabinda splits fairly evenly between 1 person (25%) and 3 people (21%), with 6 or more at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are very common here, accounting for 63% of all families. This is far above the Queensland figure of 15.4% and has risen by 20 points since 2011.

63.0% ▲ +46.4%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 43.0%
  • 2016: 49.9%
  • 2021: 63.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woorabinda, One-parent families is the majority at 63%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Woorabinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37550/woorabinda/topic/family-households