Wattle Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wattle Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Wattle Grove than in most other areas, making it a place where most residents share their homes. With a typical 2.6 people per household, the area's housing patterns are shaped by a very high proportion of couples and families.

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📍 Wattle Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Wattle Grove sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Wattle Grove — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wattle Grove2.6
4610, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly half of all households here contain two people, and 15.4% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This low rate of single-person homes means household sizes are higher than in most other similar areas.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wattle Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with couples are the norm here, while one-parent families are completely absent at 0.0%. This is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and represents a significant gap compared to the rest of the country.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wattle Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 48%.

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 Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33010/wattle-grove/topic/family-households