Wanniassa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Wanniassa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest family group in Wanniassa, accounting for 59.2% of all families. This is a place where homes are generally busier than in most areas, with 2.6 people living in the typical household.

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📍 Wanniassa, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wanniassa sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Wanniassa — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wanniassa2.6
2903, ACT 2.6
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Living alone is much less common here than in the rest of the ACT and Australia, with only 22.5% of households consisting of one person. Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 33.7% of the area.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.5% ▲ +11.1%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 22.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wanniassa, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 13.2% of the total, a figure that is a little above the territory average. This is down 1.3 percentage points since 2011.

13.2% ▼ -8.7%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wanniassa, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Wanniassa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071090/wanniassa/topic/family-households