Woodstock · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodstock

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Woodstock than in most similar areas. While the typical household size of 2.6 people matches the state and national figures, the area sees far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Woodstock, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodstock sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Woodstock — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodstock2.6
2538, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all households consist of two people, and 21.1% of residents live alone. This share of single-person homes is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.1% ▲ +45.7%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodstock, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 45.3%, followed closely by couples with children at 44.3%. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

12.0% ▲ +174.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Woodstock splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (45%) and Couples with children (44%), with One-parent families at 12%.

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 Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14414/woodstock/topic/family-households