2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wheelers Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wheelers Hill
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger family homes are a common sight in Wheelers Hill, where households are typically bigger than in most other areas. With a low proportion of people living alone, the area is dominated by couples and families. This creates a residential environment focused on larger domestic groups rather than single occupants.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Wheelers Hill — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 2.7 people live in the typical home, which is higher than in most areas. Only 19.8% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%, though this has risen since 2011.
19.8% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wheelers Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62%. One-parent families account for 10.3% of the total, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
10.3% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wheelers Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051327/wheelers-hill/topic/family-households