Walcha Road · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Walcha Road

How families and households are made up across the area.

A little fewer people live in each home in Walcha Road than is typical across New South Wales. While many homes are small, there is a notably high number of one-parent families compared to most similar areas. This mix of small households and diverse family types defines the local living arrangements.

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📍 Walcha Road, Suburb / Locality

Where Walcha Road sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Walcha Road — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Walcha Road2.3
2354, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes here are occupied by two people, while 25% are single-person households. This means the typical home has 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.0%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Walcha Road, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 28%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 15.4% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 46.2%.

15.4%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Walcha Road splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.

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 Walcha Road [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14112/walcha-road/topic/family-households