2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wacol · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wacol
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of families in Wacol are led by a single parent, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-parent homes helps explain why households here are typically larger than in most other areas.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Wacol — higher than 79% of areas.
| Wacol | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4076, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wacol holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5. While 22.5% of people live alone—a rate well below the national average—the most common household size is two people (29.6%).
22.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wacol, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 34.3% of the total, which is far above the Queensland figure of 15.4% and among the highest for similar areas. This proportion has risen since 2011, while couples with children account for 48.7% of families.
34.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wacol, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (34%) and Couples without children (15%).
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 Wacol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011276/wacol/topic/family-households