Woree · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Woree

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than a third of households in Woree are single-person homes, making it an area with smaller living arrangements than most. This trend is reflected in the typical home size, which is slightly smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Woree, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Woree sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -4.2%
  • 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 Woree — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woree2.3
4868, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home here houses 2.3 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is partly because 33.4% of people live alone—a figure well above the national average that has risen since 2011.

2.3 ▼ -4.2%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.4% ▲ +3.2%

Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 33.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woree splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (33%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 29.9% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area and has increased by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.

29.9% ▲ +6.6%

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

  • 2011: 28.0%
  • 2016: 28.1%
  • 2021: 29.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woree, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Couples without children (25%).

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 Woree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021157/woree/topic/family-households