Weyba Downs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Weyba Downs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 2.9 people live in the typical home in Weyba Downs, which is much higher than most other areas. This is a place where few people live alone, and the vast majority of households are made up of families.

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Where Weyba Downs sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -12.1%
  • 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 Weyba Downs — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Weyba Downs2.9
4562, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with only 16.7% of people living alone—a figure well below the national rate of 25.6%. Most households contain two people (36.8%), while 8.8% have six or more residents.

2.9 ▼ -12.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▲ +283.3%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Weyba Downs, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 67.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 7.4%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

7.4% ▲ +26.4%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Weyba Downs, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Weyba Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33054/weyba-downs/topic/family-households