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Family & Households in Woodrising

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Woodrising than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where single-person households are rare and larger homes are the norm.

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📍 Woodrising, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodrising sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -3.4%
  • 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 Woodrising — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodrising2.8
2284, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 17.1% of households are people living alone, a rate well below both the state and national figures.

2.8 ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.1% ▲ +17.5%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodrising, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.5% of families here. One-parent families account for 19.6%, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%.

19.6% ▼ -12.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodrising, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Woodrising [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14409/woodrising/topic/family-households