Wandoan · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wandoan

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 43% of families in Wandoan are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. While families are common, there is also a very high number of people living on their own. This mix means that homes here are generally smaller than in other parts of the country.

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📍 Wandoan, Suburb / Locality

Where Wandoan sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Wandoan — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wandoan2.3
4419, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A high 31.6% of people in Wandoan live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home holds just 2.3 people, a little below the Queensland average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.6% ▼ -8.6%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.5%
  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 31.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wandoan, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.9% of the total, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples without children, who represent 34.3% of the community.

21.9% ▲ +167.1%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wandoan, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32980/wandoan/topic/family-households