Wieambilla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wieambilla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 12.5% of people live alone in Wieambilla, making it an area where most residents share their home. This creates a community focused on shared living and family connections, with the typical home hosting nearly three people.

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📍 Wieambilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Wieambilla sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Wieambilla — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wieambilla2.7
4413, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. This is consistent with the fact that only 12.5% of people live alone, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.4%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wieambilla, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 21.1% of the community, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. Couples with children are the most common family type at 38.6%.

21.1%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 21.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wieambilla splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (40%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 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 Wieambilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33072/wieambilla/topic/family-households