Windaroo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Windaroo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most areas define Windaroo, where nearly 3 people live in the typical home. This trend is driven by a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Windaroo, Suburb / Locality

Where Windaroo sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Windaroo — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Windaroo2.9
4207, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Windaroo holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.7% of people live alone, a rate far below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▲ +30.2%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Windaroo, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are family units, with 61.7% being couples with children. One-parent families make up 12.2% of the area, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

12.2% ▲ +6.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Windaroo, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Windaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33091/windaroo/topic/family-households