2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walcha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Walcha
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living together in Walcha than they were in 2011. The typical home now holds 2.2 people, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This shift is partly driven by a rise in people living on their own.
2.2
▼ -8.3%
- 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 Walcha — lower than 86% of areas.
| Walcha | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2354, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.3% of households are people living alone, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This has grown since 2011 and helps explain why homes here are smaller than those across the state.
30.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Walcha, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up only 8.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure and among the lowest for similar areas. Most families are couples, with 47.8% having children and 42.8% without.
8.6% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Walcha, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).
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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011189/walcha/topic/family-households