Woodwark · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodwark

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Woodwark than in the rest of the country, where only 14.9% of households are single person. This is a place dominated by larger living arrangements, with 63% of families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Woodwark, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodwark sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +3.8%
  • 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 Woodwark — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodwark2.7
4802, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house more than one person, with the typical household holding 2.7 people. This is slightly higher than the national figure of 2.5, and it is reflected in the fact that 40.3% of homes contain two people.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.9% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodwark, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life in Woodwark is centered on couples, as one-parent families make up only 6% of the total. This is well below the Queensland figure of 15.4%.

6.0% ▼ -15.0%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodwark, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Woodwark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33140/woodwark/topic/family-households