2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wagga Wagga Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wagga Wagga Surrounds
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer than 22% of people in Wagga Wagga Surrounds live alone, a figure well below the national average. This area is defined by larger households and a high proportion of families with children, which stands out compared to most similar regions.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Surrounds — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga Surrounds | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2655, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and has edged up since 2011. While 36.3% of households have two people, those living alone make up only 21.5% of the total.
21.5% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wagga Wagga Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.6% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 11.0% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures.
11.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wagga Wagga Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds/topic/family-households