2.1 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wagga Wagga - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wagga Wagga - West
How families and households are made up across the area.
Forty per cent of homes in Wagga Wagga - West are occupied by just one person. This is a very high proportion compared to other areas, contributing to a typical household size that is smaller than the national figure.
2.1
▼ -4.5%
- 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 Wagga Wagga - West — lower than 89% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga - West | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 40.7% of households, a figure far above the national average of 25.6% that has risen since 2011. Consequently, the typical home here has 2.1 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
40.7% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wagga Wagga - West, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 3 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are common here, making up 21.3% of the total. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0% and has remained steady since 2011.
21.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wagga Wagga - West, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (21%).
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 Wagga Wagga - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/topic/family-households