Wamuran · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wamuran

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward larger living arrangements has shaped Wamuran over the last decade. This is a place where big households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure.

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Where Wamuran sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wamuran — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wamuran3.0
4512, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Far fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, at just 12.0%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7% and helps explain why the typical home is more crowded than average.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.0% ▼ -0.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wamuran, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 62.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.6%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.6% ▲ +6.9%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wamuran, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Wamuran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32977/wamuran/topic/family-households