Willowvale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Willowvale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Willowvale compared to the rest of the country. This small community is shaped by family-led households, with 63.2% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Willowvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Willowvale sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Willowvale — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willowvale2.5
4370, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Willowvale has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. Only 15.8% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.8% ▼ -10.5%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 23.7%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Willowvale, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 4.6% of the total, which is far below the Queensland figure of 15.4%. Most families here are couples, with 63.2% having children and 37.9% without.

4.6% ▼ -63.4%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 4.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Willowvale, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Willowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33081/willowvale/topic/family-households