2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Goondiwindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical household in Goondiwindi mirrors the national average with 2.5 people per home. While family structures here generally follow Queensland and Australian patterns, there has been a slight rise in the number of people living alone and one-parent families since 2011.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goondiwindi — lower than 57% of areas.
| Goondiwindi | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4390, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 26.6% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure and a slight increase since 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 34.3%.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.6% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Goondiwindi, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14.6% of the local total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and has risen 1.8 percentage points over the last decade. Couples with children form the largest group at 56.3%.
14.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Goondiwindi, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011173/goondiwindi/topic/family-households