2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wivenhoe Pocket · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Wivenhoe Pocket than in most similar areas. This is a place where homes are typically shared, with 55.6% of families consisting of couples with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wivenhoe Pocket — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wivenhoe Pocket | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4306, QLD | 2.9 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most areas, with 2.6 people per household. Only 16.9% of people live alone, which is well below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.
2.6 ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
16.9% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wivenhoe Pocket, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (16%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families. One-parent families account for 10.9%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.9% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wivenhoe Pocket, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wivenhoe Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33107/wivenhoe-pocket/topic/family-households