Goondiwindi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Goondiwindi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Goondiwindi have remained steady over the last decade, with the area now seeing a higher share of people living alone than most similar places. Most homes are headed by couples, though about 26.6% of the population live by themselves.

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📍 Goondiwindi, Suburb / Locality

Where Goondiwindi sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Goondiwindi — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Goondiwindi2.5
4390, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Goondiwindi has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, 26.6% of households consist of just one person, a rate a little above the state and national averages.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.6% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 26.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Goondiwindi, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56.3% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.6% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas but about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

14.6% ▲ +14.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Goondiwindi, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31202/goondiwindi/topic/family-households