3.2 ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wujal Wujal · Council (LGA)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Wujal Wujal, where the typical home holds 3.2 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone and families are often quite large.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Wujal Wujal — higher than 93% of areas.
| Wujal Wujal | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
While the typical home size has dipped from 3.6 people in 2011 to 3.2, it remains well above the Queensland average. Only 21.5% of people live alone, which is much lower than most areas across Australia.
3.2 ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
21.5% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Wujal Wujal splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 1 person (20%), with 3 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 34.8% of the community, a figure that is far above the national average and has risen since 2011. This is one of the highest proportions of single-parent families for an area of this type.
34.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wujal Wujal, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; One-parent families is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wujal Wujal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37570/wujal-wujal/topic/family-households