2.7 ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wulkuraka · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wulkuraka
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 32.8% of families in Wulkuraka are headed by one parent, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place where single-parent households are much more common than in most other parts of the country. Most homes here are family-based, with nearly half containing couples with children.
2.7
▼ -12.9%
- 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 Wulkuraka — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wulkuraka | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | 2.5 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Wulkuraka typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 23.3% of households consist of a person living alone, a figure slightly below the national average.
23.3% ▲ +104.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wulkuraka, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 32.8% of the local total, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This high proportion of single parents sits alongside the 49.1% of families consisting of couples with children.
32.8% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wulkuraka, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (33%) and Couples without children (17%).
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 Wulkuraka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33173/wulkuraka/topic/family-households