Woombye · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woombye

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 60% of families in Woombye are couples with children, making it an area where family life is very common. This is reflected in the typical home, which holds more people than most other areas.

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📍 Woombye, Suburb / Locality

Where Woombye 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 Woombye — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woombye2.7
4559, QLD 2.8
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 18.9% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.

2.7 ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.9% ▼ -10.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.1%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woombye, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up a large majority of families at 59.3%. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

12.8% ▲ +12.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woombye, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Woombye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33151/woombye/topic/family-households