Wallu · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wallu

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer one-parent families live in Wallu than the state or national average. This small area is mostly made up of couples, with nearly 44% of families being couples without children. The typical household size is about 2.4 people, which is roughly the same as the national figure.

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Where Wallu sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +9.1%
  • 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 Wallu — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wallu2.4
4570, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About half of all homes in Wallu house two people, while 25.7% are occupied by someone living alone. This single-person rate is about the same as the national figure of 25.6%.

2.4 ▲ +9.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.7% ▲ +86.4%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 25.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wallu, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8.3% of the local total, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. Most families here are couples, with 38.9% having children and 44.4% without.

8.3% ▼ -30.2%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 33.8%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wallu, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (42%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Wallu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32969/wallu/topic/family-households