Wooderson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wooderson

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Wooderson, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is higher than most areas, creating a residential landscape dominated by families rather than people living alone.

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📍 Wooderson, Suburb / Locality

Where Wooderson sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Wooderson — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wooderson2.7
4680, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 34.3%, while 11.4% of households have six or more people. Those living alone make up 22.9% of the area, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.9% ▲ +1.6%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 23.0%
  • 2021: 22.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wooderson, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 69.6% of families here. One-parent families are very rare at 3.7%, a figure that is far below both the Queensland average of 15.4% and the national figure of 14.1%.

3.7% ▼ -52.6%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wooderson, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Wooderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33131/wooderson/topic/family-households