Woodanilling · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Woodanilling

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average households are a common sight in Woodanilling, where 60.7% of families include children. This creates a community feel where most homes are shared, and single-person households are less common than in other similar areas.

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📍 Woodanilling, Council (LGA)

Where Woodanilling sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Woodanilling — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodanilling2.5
Rest of WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Woodanilling holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas. While 27.3% of people live alone—a figure that rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011—the most common household size is two people at 37.9%.

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.

27.3% ▲ +18.4%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 27.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodanilling, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up the bulk of the community at 60.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, falling to 8.8% since 2011, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.8% ▼ -38.7%

Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodanilling, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59320/woodanilling/topic/family-households