2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wagin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wagin
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller home sizes and a rise in solo living shape daily life in Wagin. The typical home here holds only 2.3 people, which is lower than the national figure of 2.5.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Wagin — lower than 71% of areas.
| Wagin | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6392, WA | 2.1 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Nearly 30% of people in Wagin live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 42.2% of all households.
29.4% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wagin, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 4 people (11%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.7% of families, while those without children account for 40.1%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, at just 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wagin, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031250/wagin/topic/family-households