Woolmer · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woolmer

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Woolmer, where 60% of families consist of couples with children. This focus on family units is reflected in a total absence of one-parent families, making it a very different domestic landscape compared to most other areas.

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📍 Woolmer, Suburb / Locality

Where Woolmer sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Woolmer — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woolmer2.6
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Woolmer typically hold 2.6 people. This is higher than most areas and slightly more than the Queensland and Australian figures of 2.5.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Woolmer splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 6 or more (33%), with 2 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples with children, who make up 60% of the total. Notably, there are no one-parent families, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woolmer, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; 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 Woolmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33146/woolmer/topic/family-households