Woolmar · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woolmar

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Woolmar than in most other areas, contributing to a community where homes are generally more crowded. This is a place where large households are the norm, with three people living in the typical home.

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📍 Woolmar, Suburb / Locality

Where Woolmar sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Woolmar — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woolmar3.0
4515, QLD 2.6
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.0 people per home, household sizes are a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5. This is consistent with only 18.4% of people living alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woolmar, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 61.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.5%, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

9.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woolmar, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Woolmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33145/woolmar/topic/family-households