2.8 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Waterford · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Waterford
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Waterford are couples with children, making it a primary hub for families. This focus on family life is reflected in the larger-than-usual homes, where the typical household size is 2.8 people.
2.8
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Waterford — higher than 76% of areas.
| Waterford | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4133, QLD | 2.8 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Waterford are typically larger than those in most other areas, with 2.8 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is mirrored by a low rate of people living alone, at 21.2%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
21.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Waterford, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, making up 20% of all families. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and the Queensland rate of 15.4%.
20.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Waterford, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 20%.
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 Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33004/waterford/topic/family-households