2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walcha Road · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walcha Road — lower than 71% of areas.
| Walcha Road | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2354, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Walcha Road, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 28%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Walcha Road splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (41%), with One-parent families at 15%.
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