2.1 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wakool · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wakool
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of people are now living alone in Wakool compared to previous years. This shift has contributed to a typical home size of 2.1 people, which is much lower than most similar areas. Overall, the area is defined by a mix of small households and traditional family units.
2.1
▼ -12.5%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wakool — lower than 81% of areas.
| Wakool | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2710, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 36.4% of residents live alone, a figure far above the New South Wales and national averages. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is just 2.1 people.
36.4% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wakool, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.3% of families, while those without children account for 42.4%. One-parent families represent 10.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure.
10.5% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Wakool splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 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 Wakool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14108/wakool/topic/family-households