Wallumbilla South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wallumbilla South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well above the national figure of 2.5, homes in Wallumbilla South typically hold 3.3 people. This is a place where large households are the norm, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wallumbilla South, Suburb / Locality

Where Wallumbilla South sits — Average household size

3.3 ▲ +37.5%
  • 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 Wallumbilla South — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wallumbilla South3.3
4428, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.5% of people live alone, a figure far below the Queensland rate of 24.7%. Large homes are common here; 15.4% of households contain six or more people and 30.8% have exactly three.

3.3 ▲ +37.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5% ▼ -56.5%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wallumbilla South, the largest group is 3 people at 28%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 66.7%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 6.7%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

6.7% ▲ +14.8%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wallumbilla South, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Wallumbilla South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32972/wallumbilla-south/topic/family-households