2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Wodonga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in West Wodonga
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people have moved into smaller living arrangements in West Wodonga since 2011. The area is now defined by a high number of single-person homes and a much higher rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 West Wodonga — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 29% of people now live alone, a figure that has risen by 5.3 points since 2011 and is higher than the national average. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
28.5% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Wodonga, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.8% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This proportion has risen by 2.5 points since 2011, while couples with children remain the largest group at 52.7%.
18.8% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Wodonga, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; 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 West Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031073/west-wodonga/topic/family-households