3.0 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wagaman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Wagaman
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Wagaman, where the typical home holds three people. This is a family-heavy area where few people live on their own, and nearly 60% of families consist of couples with children.
3.0
▼ -3.2%
- 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 Wagaman — higher than 89% of areas.
| Wagaman | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are more crowded than in most other areas, though the number of people per home has edged down since 2011 to 3.0. Only 16.7% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
16.7% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wagaman, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.0% of the total, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen slightly since 2011. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 59.6% of the mix.
18.0% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wagaman, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Wagaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021028/wagaman/topic/family-households