Withcott · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Withcott

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are common in Withcott, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This is a family-focused area where very few people live on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Withcott, Urban Centre

Where Withcott sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -9.4%
  • 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 Withcott — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Withcott2.9
4352, QLD 2.9
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 13.9% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. While this is a small proportion, it has risen since 2011, and the typical number of people per home has dipped slightly to 2.9.

2.9 ▼ -9.4%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▲ +92.8%

Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Withcott, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.6%. One-parent families account for 9.7%, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 15.4%.

9.7% ▲ +30.0%

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Withcott, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315101/withcott/topic/family-households