Woodlands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodlands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over 60% of families in Woodlands are couples with children, marking it as a strongly family-oriented area. Most households here are larger than the national average, with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Woodlands, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodlands sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Woodlands — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodlands2.5
4343, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Woodlands has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Only 22% of people live alone, a figure that is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodlands, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (23%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.6% of families, while 30.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.

11.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodlands, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33135/woodlands/topic/family-households