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Wilsonton Heights

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In Wilsonton Heights, 19.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 26.1% in Toowoomba.

Wilsonton Heights's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Wilsonton Heights's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Wilsonton Heights - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Toowoomba %Number%Toowoomba %2016 to 2021
Couples with children22319.926.122721.027.3-4
Couples without children25022.328.027225.227.5-22
One parent families21319.010.919017.610.3+23
Other families232.11.1171.61.0+6
Group household403.63.0262.43.2+14
Lone person30927.626.029127.024.7+18
Other not classifiable household504.53.6524.85.0-2
Visitor only households111.01.440.41.1+7
Total households1,119100.0100.01,079100.0100.0+40
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Wilsonton Heights in 2021 compared to Toowoomba shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 19.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 19.0% were one-parent families, compared with 26.1% and 10.9% respectively for Toowoomba.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.6% compared to 26.0% in Toowoomba while the proportion of couples without children was 22.3% compared to 28.0% in Toowoomba.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wilsonton Heights increased by 40 between 2016 and 2021.

There were no major differences in Wilsonton Heights between 2016 and 2021.

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