Woodside · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodside

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost half of all families in Woodside are couples without children, making this a very common household type for the area. The community is mostly made up of small households, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.

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📍 Woodside, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodside sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Woodside — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodside2.2
3874, VIC 2.1
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are a little smaller than the state and national figure of 2.5 people. Two-person households are the most common at 44.6%, while about a quarter of residents live alone.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.5% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 25.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodside, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 40.3% of families. One-parent families account for 11.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.2% ▼ -26.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodside, the largest group is Couples without children at 47%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Woodside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22841/woodside/topic/family-households