Wamuran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Wamuran

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Wamuran, where an average of 3.0 people live in each home. This is a place where few people live alone, and the vast majority of households are made up of families.

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📍 Wamuran, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wamuran sits — Average household size

3.0 ▲ +3.4%
  • 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 Wamuran — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wamuran3.0
4512, QLD 3.0
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than the national figure of 2.5 people, with a typical household size of 3.0. Only 12% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 ▲ +3.4%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.0% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wamuran, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with 60.7% of households being couples with children. Only 9.4% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.

9.4% ▲ +5.9%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wamuran, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Wamuran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021369/wamuran/topic/family-households