2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wilkesdale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wilkesdale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all homes in Wilkesdale are occupied by people living alone, creating a residential landscape with very small households. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household size is much lower than in most other similar areas.
2.1
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- 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 Wilkesdale — lower than 81% of areas.
| Wilkesdale | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 4608, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 43.5% of people live alone, a figure far above the Queensland and national rates. Because of this, the typical home has just 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
43.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Wilkesdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (41%), with 3 people at 8%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 52.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 11.9%. This share of single-parent homes is well below the state average of 15.4%.
11.9% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wilkesdale, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).
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 Wilkesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33076/wilkesdale/topic/family-households