Woongarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woongarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Woongarra than in the rest of the country, with only 18.2% of households being single-person homes. This contrast defines the local landscape, where larger family groups are much more common than in most other areas.

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Where Woongarra sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -10.0%
  • 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 Woongarra — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woongarra2.7
4670, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Woongarra are larger than typical, with 2.7 people per dwelling. This is higher than most areas, and the trend is seen in the breakdown: over half of all households contain two or more people, while only 18.2% are single-person homes.

2.7 ▼ -10.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.2% ▲ +74.7%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 15.1%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woongarra, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families in Woongarra are couples with children, accounting for 53.7% of the total. One-parent families make up 13.7% of the mix, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.

13.7% ▲ +57.7%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woongarra, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Woongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33153/woongarra/topic/family-households