Woocoo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woocoo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 44% of homes in Woocoo are occupied by people living alone. This is far above the Queensland and national figures, making it one of the most common living arrangements in the area. The community is largely made up of small households, with very few containing three or more people.

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📍 Woocoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woocoo sits — Average household size

1.9
  • 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 Woocoo — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woocoo1.9
4620, QLD 2.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Woocoo hold only 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 43.5% of residents who live alone, a rate far above the Australian average of 25.6%.

1.9

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.5%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 43.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woocoo, 1 person is the majority at 56%; 2 people is next at 44%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest family group at 59.1%. However, one-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, sitting at 18.2%, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

18.2%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woocoo, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/family-households