Greenwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greenwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Greenwood than in most other areas, with 26.1% of families falling into this group. This high proportion of single parents is a defining feature of the local family landscape. Overall, households here are slightly smaller than the national average.

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📍 Greenwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenwood sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Greenwood — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenwood2.3
4401, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Greenwood typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Greenwood, the largest group is 3 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 2 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.1% of the total, a figure far above the 15.4% seen across Queensland. Other family types include couples with children (52.2%) and couples without children (56.5%).

26.1%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Greenwood splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (42%) and Couples with children (39%), with One-parent families at 19%.

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 Greenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31247/greenwood/topic/family-households