Redwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are common in Redwood, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is a family-focused area with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Redwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Redwood sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +170.0%
  • 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 Redwood — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redwood2.7
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 19.3% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (45.6%), while 8.8% of households are quite large with six or more residents.

2.7 ▲ +170.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.0
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.3%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Redwood, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 6 or more (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 61.6% having children and 35.5% without. Only 4.3% of families are headed by a single parent, a figure far below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redwood, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Redwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32413/redwood/topic/family-households