Woodenbong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodenbong

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher proportion of people live alone in Woodenbong compared to the rest of the country. This trend means homes here are much smaller than usual, with the typical household containing just 2.0 people.

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📍 Woodenbong, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodenbong sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -13.0%
  • 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 Woodenbong — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodenbong2.0
2476, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over a third of residents (35.6%) live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the number of people per home is well below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.0 ▼ -13.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.6% ▲ +21.5%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 35.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodenbong, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (37%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of families are couples without children, while one-parent families make up 15.8%, which is a little above the state and national figures.

15.8% ▲ +15.5%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodenbong, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14400/woodenbong/topic/family-households