Witheren · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Witheren

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical home in Witheren, which is much higher than most other areas. This suggests a community where larger households are the norm and people rarely live by themselves.

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📍 Witheren, Suburb / Locality

Where Witheren sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +16.0%
  • 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 Witheren — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Witheren2.9
4275, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 15.7% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are shared, with 30.7% containing two people and 21.1% containing three.

2.9 ▲ +16.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.7% ▼ -21.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.0%
  • 2016: 26.0%
  • 2021: 15.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Witheren, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.7%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

9.7% ▼ -10.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Witheren, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Witheren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33104/witheren/topic/family-households