Wurtulla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wurtulla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Wurtulla compared to the rest of the state, with only 19.7% of households being single-person homes. This contributes to a local feel where homes are slightly more crowded than the national figure, with typical households holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Wurtulla, Suburb / Locality

Where Wurtulla sits — Average household size

2.6 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wurtulla — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wurtulla2.6
4575, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20% of people here live alone, which is well below the 24.7% seen across Queensland. This helps explain why homes in Wurtulla are larger than in most other areas, typically holding 2.6 people.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.7% ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.9%
  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wurtulla, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 55.3%, while one-parent families represent 15.4% of the total. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure.

15.4% ▲ +16.2%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wurtulla, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without 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 Wurtulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33177/wurtulla/topic/family-households