Willow Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Willow Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people typically share a home in Willow Vale, making it a place where large households are common. This trend is driven by a high number of couples with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Willow Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Willow Vale sits — Average household size

3.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Willow Vale — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willow Vale3.2
4209, QLD 3.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than the state and national figures, with an average of 3.2 people per dwelling. Only 10% of residents live alone, which is far below the national rate of 25.6%.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.0% ▲ +31.9%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Willow Vale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 66%. One-parent families account for 12.6%, a figure that is higher than most areas but a little below the national average of 14.1%.

12.6% ▲ +70.3%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Willow Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Willow Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33078/willow-vale/topic/family-households