Warwick · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Warwick

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Warwick than in most similar areas, with 34.7% of households consisting of just one person. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size for the town compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Warwick, Suburb / Locality

Where Warwick sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Warwick — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warwick2.2
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 34.7% of residents living alone, the typical home in Warwick holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 36.2% of the total.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.7% ▲ +18.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.3%
  • 2016: 32.0%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Warwick splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 21.8% of families. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, while couples with children represent the largest group at 44.1%.

21.8% ▲ +9.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.9%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 21.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warwick, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (33%) 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 Warwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33000/warwick/topic/family-households