Withcott · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Withcott

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Withcott since 2011, with the typical home now holding 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone.

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📍 Withcott, Suburb / Locality

Where Withcott 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 Withcott — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Withcott2.9
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.7% of residents live by themselves, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%. Larger homes are the norm here, with 33.5% of households containing two people and 20% holding four.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Withcott, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 65.8%. Only 9.2% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

9.2% ▲ +36.5%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Withcott, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33103/withcott/topic/family-households