2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wakefield - Barunga West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wakefield - Barunga West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in Wakefield - Barunga West, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households compared to most other regions. While families remain common, the typical home here is smaller than the national figure.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Wakefield - Barunga West — lower than 71% of areas.
| Wakefield - Barunga West | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5461, SA | 2.4 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.9% of residents live by themselves, which is much higher than in most areas and has risen slightly since 2011. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.
31.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wakefield - Barunga West, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 50.6% of families, while couples without children account for 35.2%. One-parent families make up 13.5% of the total, which is a little below the South Australian figure and around the middle for similar areas.
13.5% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wakefield - Barunga West, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Wakefield - Barunga West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021119/wakefield-barunga-west/topic/family-households