Wootha · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wootha

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the biggest group in Wootha, where 58.3% of families live together. This is a place of larger homes and fewer people living by themselves compared to the national average.

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📍 Wootha, Suburb / Locality

Where Wootha sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +12.5%
  • 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 Wootha — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wootha2.7
4552, QLD 2.3
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Wootha holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.8%, which is well below the 25.6% national figure.

2.7 ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.8% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wootha, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.4% of the total, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages. Most families here are couples, with 35.4% having no children.

9.4% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wootha, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Wootha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33163/wootha/topic/family-households