Wellcamp · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wellcamp

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shifting home life has seen a rise in single-person households in Wellcamp since 2011. This is now a place where nearly 39% of homes are occupied by just one person, which is far above the national figure.

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Where Wellcamp sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -14.8%
  • 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 Wellcamp — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wellcamp2.3
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wellcamp are smaller than usual, with 2.3 people per household compared to the Australian figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high number of people living alone, which is much higher than in most other areas.

2.3 ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.8% ▲ +53.7%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 27.6%
  • 2021: 38.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wellcamp, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units here are often couples; 55.9% have children and 33% do not. One-parent families make up only 5.6% of the total, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.

5.6% ▲ +73.9%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wellcamp, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wellcamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33024/wellcamp/topic/family-households