Woorim · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woorim

How families and households are made up across the area.

Forty per cent of people live alone in Woorim, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This makes the area feel quite different from the rest of the state, with very small households and a high number of single-person homes.

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Where Woorim sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -5.0%
  • 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 Woorim — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woorim1.9
4507, QLD 2.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Woorim has a typical household size of 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. Most homes are occupied by either one person (40%) or two people (43.3%).

1.9 ▼ -5.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

40.0% ▲ +3.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.5%
  • 2016: 40.6%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woorim splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (40%), with 3 people at 7%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of all families are couples without children, making up 54.8% of the total. One-parent families account for 15.8% of the mix, which is much higher than most similar areas.

15.8% ▼ -13.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woorim, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with 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 Woorim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33157/woorim/topic/family-households