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Western Downs · Council (LGA)

Average household size

2.52021▼ -3.8%

Households in Western Downs average 2.5 people — around the middle of the range. It ranks 144th of 550 council areas nationally.

Among its neighbours it's larger than Gympie, South Burnett and Southern Downs, but smaller than Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Cherbourg.

Household size has edged down from 2.6 in 2011.

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📍 Western Downs, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

333201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212.62.52.5

Where Western Downs sits

223344

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Western Downs — higher than 59% of areas.

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Average household size within Western Downs

  1. Chinchilla2.6
  2. Miles - Wandoan2.4
  3. Tara2.3
  4. Wambo2.5

Average household size in nearby areas

  1. Cherbourg3.4
  2. Lockyer Valley2.7
  3. Somerset2.6
  4. Goondiwindi2.5
  5. Toowoomba2.5
  6. Banana2.5
  7. Gympie2.4
  8. South Burnett2.3
  9. Southern Downs2.3
  10. North Burnett2.2

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