Woodburn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodburn

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Woodburn are couples with children. This community has a high number of single-parent households compared to both the state and national figures. Overall, the area's household patterns are fairly typical for its size and region.

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📍 Woodburn, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodburn sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodburn — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodburn2.5
2472, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Woodburn has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Roughly 23.8% of people live alone, a rate slightly below the state and national figures.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▼ -23.5%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodburn, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.0% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% national average. Other families consist mainly of couples with children (52.2%) and couples without children (28.0%).

20.0% ▲ +19.2%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodburn, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14397/woodburn/topic/family-households