Westcourt - Bungalow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Westcourt - Bungalow

How families and households are made up across the area.

A rise in people living alone has shaped Westcourt - Bungalow since 2011. The area now has a much smaller typical household size than the state or national figures, with 44.6% of homes housing just one person.

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📍 Westcourt - Bungalow, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Westcourt - Bungalow sits — Average household size

2.0 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Westcourt - Bungalow — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Westcourt - Bungalow2.0
4870, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than most, with only 2.0 people per home compared to 2.5 across Australia. This is driven by a very high number of single-person households, which rose slightly to 44.6% since 2011.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

44.6% ▲ +2.7%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 43.4%
  • 2016: 42.9%
  • 2021: 44.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Westcourt - Bungalow, the largest group is 1 person at 45%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.1% of the total, a figure far above both the state and national averages. This is one of the highest proportions for the area, although it fell 1.4 percentage points since 2011.

26.1% ▼ -5.1%

Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Westcourt - Bungalow, the largest group is Couples with children at 39%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (26%).

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 Westcourt - Bungalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021154/westcourt-bungalow/topic/family-households