2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woodlands · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Woodlands
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of people living alone than most similar areas define the family life in Woodlands. The typical home here holds just 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
2.1
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- 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 Woodlands — lower than 81% of areas.
| Woodlands | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 36.4% of residents live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This explains why the area has a much lower number of people per home than most other places.
36.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Woodlands, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.8% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest for similar areas. More than half of all families are couples without children.
23.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Woodlands, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 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 Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14405/woodlands/topic/family-households