Woodenbong · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Woodenbong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Woodenbong (L) stands out among similar areas for having very small households. Fewer than two people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure and reflects a significant shift toward smaller living arrangements since 2011.

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📍 Woodenbong, Urban Centre

Where Woodenbong sits — Average household size

1.9 ▼ -24.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Woodenbong — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodenbong1.9
2476, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 41.7% of people live alone, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average and rose 15 points since 2011. This helps explain why the average home holds only 1.9 people, which is among the lowest across similar areas.

1.9 ▼ -24.0%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.7% ▲ +56.8%

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 41.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woodenbong splits fairly evenly between 2 people (43%) and 1 person (41%), with 3 people at 9%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure and has risen since 2011. Half of all families here are couples without children, while 30.2% are couples with children.

17.3% ▲ +34.4%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.9%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodenbong, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 31%.

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 Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122151/woodenbong/topic/family-households