Woods Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woods Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household structures in Woods Point have remained steady over the last decade. This area is primarily made up of families, with more than half of all homes containing couples with children.

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Where Woods Point sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Woods Point — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woods Point2.4
5253, SA 2.3
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Two-person households are the most common at 36.1%, while 25% of residents live alone, a figure well below the state average.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0% ▲ +29.7%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 25.7%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woods Point, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families make up the bulk of the community, with 55.8% being couples with children and 39.5% being couples without. One-parent families are much less common here than in the rest of the country, making up only 8.5% of households.

8.5% ▼ -34.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woods Point, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Woods Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41641/woods-point/topic/family-households