Walang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Walang

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Walang, where 3.0 people live in the typical home. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live alone and family groups are common.

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📍 Walang, Suburb / Locality

Where Walang sits — Average household size

3.0
  • 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 Walang — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Walang3.0
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 3.0 people live in each home, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 20.6%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

3.0

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.6%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 20.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Walang, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 72.9% of families here. One-parent families account for only 6.3%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

6.3%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Walang, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; 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 Walang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14109/walang/topic/family-households