Woodridge

23.0% of Woodridge's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

2,798 family households lived in Woodridge; 37.9% were couple families and 33.9% were one-parent families.

47.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Woodridge had 12,982 residents at the 2021 Census.

27.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

23.8% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Separate houses made up 60.2% of occupied private dwellings in Woodridge.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 38.6% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.

18.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

19.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

62.3% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

The average household in Woodridge had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 30.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 27.4%, while 26.1% had four or more usual residents.

5.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

66.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

3.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.

14.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 44.9% of the total.

40.9% of households had two or more vehicles.

51.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.1% reported a different address.

38.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

54.2% of residents used only English at home.

33.4% used a language other than English at home.

0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.5% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.

38.2% of Woodridge's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 61.8% was born in Australia.

0.6% of residents were born in China.

1.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 64.9%.

English ancestry accounted for 22.9% of ancestry responses in Woodridge.

Australian ancestry made up 21.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.6% of responses.

9.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Managers accounted for 4.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.5% of workers, and education and training employed 5.3%.

The labour-force participation rate was 46.3%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

21.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 15.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

53.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.4% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 6.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

12.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.6%.

Median household income was $1,043 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,200.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $280 per week.

Working from home was 5.4% in Woodridge, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 18.4% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 62.3% in Woodridge, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.