2.1 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wallaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wallaroo
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of people living alone than the national average defines Wallaroo. This trend contributes to a small typical household size of just 2.1 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure.
2.1
→ 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 Wallaroo — lower than 89% of areas.
| Wallaroo | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5556, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 32.5% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 45.4% of all households.
32.5% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wallaroo, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.7% of the total, which is well above the national figure and higher than in 2011. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.3%.
17.7% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wallaroo, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041126/wallaroo/topic/family-households