3.4 ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woodpark · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than average define daily life in Woodpark, where 3.4 people typically share a home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone and large family groups are common.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodpark — higher than 93% of areas.
| Woodpark | 3.4 |
|---|---|
| 2164, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 13.2% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. This helps explain why home sizes are so large, with 12.8% of households containing six or more people.
3.4 ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.2% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Woodpark splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 4 people (20%), with 3 people at 19%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 72.3%. One-parent families account for 13.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the New South Wales average.
13.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Woodpark, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; One-parent families is next at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Woodpark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14408/woodpark/topic/family-households