Lower Wonga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Lower Wonga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer one-parent families than the state average define the home lives of people in Lower Wonga. While the typical household size is about the same as the national figure, nearly half of all families here are couples raising children.

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📍 Lower Wonga, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Wonga sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Lower Wonga — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Lower Wonga2.6
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Lower Wonga house two people, making up 44% of households. People living alone account for 23.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.9% ▲ +30.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.3%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Lower Wonga, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while those without children account for 40.8%. One-parent families make up 11.8%, which is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

11.8% ▲ +17.9%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Lower Wonga, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (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 Lower Wonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31696/lower-wonga/topic/family-households