2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walgett - Lightning Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Walgett - Lightning Ridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 37% of people live alone in Walgett - Lightning Ridge, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means the area has much smaller households than most other similar places. The typical home here is smaller than those found across New South Wales and Australia.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Walgett - Lightning Ridge — lower than 86% of areas.
| Walgett - Lightning Ridge | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2832, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 37.3% of people living alone, this area has one of the highest rates of single-person households at this level. Consequently, the typical home has 2.2 people, a figure that has edged down since 2011 and remains below the national average of 2.5.
37.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Walgett - Lightning Ridge splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.1% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This proportion has remained steady since 2011, while couples with children account for 42% of all families.
23.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Walgett - Lightning Ridge, the largest group is Couples with children at 42%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (23%).
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 Walgett - Lightning Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011096/walgett-lightning-ridge/topic/family-households