Woodville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woodville

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of Woodville's families are couples with children, making this the most common living arrangement in the area. While family homes are common, a very high number of people live on their own compared to other parts of the country.

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📍 Woodville, Suburb / Locality

Where Woodville sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Woodville — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodville2.3
5011, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A striking 32.5% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Woodville holds 2.3 people, slightly lower than the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.5% ▲ +8.8%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woodville splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.3% of families, while 27.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average.

12.6% ▼ -23.1%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodville, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; 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 Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41643/woodville/topic/family-households