Wondai · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wondai

How families and households are made up across the area.

A growing number of people living alone has shifted the household makeup in Wondai since 2011. The area is now defined by smaller living arrangements, with 35.5% of homes housing just one person, which is far above the state figure.

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Where Wondai sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Wondai — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wondai2.1
4606, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home is 2.1, which is much lower than most areas. This is linked to the high number of single-person households, which are well above the national figure at 35.5%.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.5% ▲ +18.6%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 34.1%
  • 2021: 35.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Wondai splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 12%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.3% of the total, a figure that is well above the national average. Couples with children are the most common family type at 42.5%.

18.3% ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wondai splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (37%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Wondai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33118/wondai/topic/family-households