Westbrook · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Westbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than three people live in the typical Westbrook home, a figure well above the national average. This is a family-focused area where large households are common and very few people live alone.

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📍 Westbrook, Urban Centre

Where Westbrook sits — Average household size

3.2 ▲ +6.7%
  • 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 Westbrook — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Westbrook3.2
4350, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, Westbrook has some of the highest household sizes across similar areas. Only 11.4% of people live alone, which is far below the Queensland figure of 24.7%.

3.2 ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.4% ▲ +20.7%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 8.9%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Westbrook, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families here at 69.5%. One-parent families account for 10.7%, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.

10.7% ▼ -24.8%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Westbrook, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Westbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315099/westbrook/topic/family-households