Woodridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more single-parent families live in Woodridge than in most similar areas. This is a community where 30.5% of families are led by one parent, a figure far above the national average.

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📍 Woodridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodridge sits — Average household size

2.7 → 0.0%
  • 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 Woodridge — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodridge2.7
4114, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.8% of people here live alone, which is well above the Queensland figure. Despite this, the typical home holds 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.8% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.7%
  • 2016: 26.6%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woodridge splits fairly evenly between 1 person (31%) and 2 people (27%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are very common here, making up 30.5% of all families—roughly double the rate seen across Australia. Couples with children make up the largest group at 51.6%.

30.5% ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 30.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodridge, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families 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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33138/woodridge/topic/family-households