Woodview · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodview

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Woodview compared to the rest of the country, with only 8.7% of households being single-person homes. This creates a community where homes are generally larger and more crowded than the national average. Most households here are made up of families, often with several children.

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📍 Woodview, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodview sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Woodview — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodview2.9
2470, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Woodview are larger than usual, with a typical 2.9 people per dwelling. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and nearly 35% of households contain four people.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

8.7% ▼ -43.1%

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodview, the largest group is 4 people at 35%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families are couples with children, while couples without children make up 35.4%. One-parent families account for 11.5%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

11.5% ▲ +43.2%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodview, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Woodview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14415/woodview/topic/family-households