Woodforde · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodforde

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 63.0% of families in Woodforde, making them the most common household type here. This is a family-oriented area where most homes house more than one person, and few people live on their own.

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📍 Woodforde, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodforde sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -10.7%
  • 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 Woodforde — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodforde2.5
5072, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Woodforde has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Only 23.0% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the South Australian average of 28.5%.

2.5 ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.0% ▲ +28.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 23.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodforde, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with both parents and children are the most frequent, while one-parent families make up 10.1% of the total. This last group is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.1% ▲ +72.1%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodforde, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Woodforde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41638/woodforde/topic/family-households