Witta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Witta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Stable household patterns define Witta, where family structures have remained consistent over the last decade. The area is mostly made up of couples, with 87% of families consisting of partners either with or without children.

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📍 Witta, Suburb / Locality

Where Witta sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +4.3%
  • 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 Witta — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Witta2.4
4552, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes in Witta house two people, accounting for 43.8% of households. With 2.4 people per home, the area is about the same as the Queensland and national figures.

2.4 ▲ +4.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▲ +0.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Witta, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 44.7% of families here. One-parent families represent 12.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

12.9% ▼ -8.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Witta splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Witta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33105/witta/topic/family-households