Wivenhoe Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wivenhoe Pocket

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.

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📍 Wivenhoe Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Wivenhoe Pocket sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -7.1%
  • 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 Wivenhoe Pocket — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wivenhoe Pocket2.6
4306, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.9% ▲ +8.8%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wivenhoe Pocket, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wivenhoe Pocket, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 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