2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wambo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wambo
How families and households are made up across the area.
A mix of family types and single-person homes shapes daily life in Wambo. While many homes are headed by couples with children, there has been a noticeable rise in the number of one-parent families and people living alone over the last decade.
2.5
▼ -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 Wambo — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wambo | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 4406, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wambo has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, the number of people living alone has risen to 25.4% since 2011, with two-person households being the most common at 36.2%.
25.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wambo, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.8% of the area, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and has risen since 2011. Couples with children are the largest group, accounting for 54.6% of families.
16.8% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wambo, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Wambo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307021183/wambo/topic/family-households