3.1 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wongabel · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wongabel
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 60% of families in Wongabel are couples with children, making it a place where family life is central. The area is dominated by larger living arrangements, with the typical home holding 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure.
3.1
▲ +19.2%
- 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 Wongabel — higher than 88% of areas.
| Wongabel | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 4883, QLD | 2.3 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, which helps explain why only 16.2% of people live alone—a figure well below the Queensland average of 24.7%. About 32.4% of households contain two people, while 13.5% have six or more residents.
16.2% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wongabel, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the biggest group at 60.5%, followed by couples without children at 24.0%. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average.
13.5% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wongabel, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Wongabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33123/wongabel/topic/family-households