Wondai · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Wondai

How families and households are made up across the area.

Many more people live alone in Wondai than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, leading to a typical home size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the national figure. Overall, the town has a high proportion of small households and single-parent families.

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📍 Wondai, Urban Centre

Where Wondai sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Wondai — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wondai2.1
4606, QLD 2.2
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is far above the Queensland average and has risen since 2011. This explains why homes here are smaller than most, with 38.3% of households containing just two people.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.7% ▲ +13.9%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.3%
  • 2016: 34.7%
  • 2021: 36.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Wondai splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (37%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.4% of the local total, which is well above the national figure. Couples with children are the most common family type at 41.7%, followed by couples without children at 37.9%.

18.4% ▲ +6.5%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 18.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wondai splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Wondai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315102/wondai/topic/family-households