Woodford · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Woodford

How families and households are made up across the area.

A steady number of people per home has defined Woodford since 2011, though one-parent families have become less common. Nearly half of all households here are couples with children. This creates a stable domestic landscape where about 2.5 people typically share a home.

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📍 Woodford, Urban Centre

Where Woodford sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Woodford — higher than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woodford2.5
4514, QLD 2.7
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two people share a home in 40.2% of households, while 22.9% of residents live alone. This proportion of solo dwellers is lower than in most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.9% ▼ -1.5%

Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 23.2%
  • 2016: 25.3%
  • 2021: 22.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Woodford, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.5% of families, while 34.7% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 16.5% of the total, a figure that has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.

16.5% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 19.3%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woodford, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315104/woodford/topic/family-households