2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walla Walla · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Walla Walla
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in Walla Walla has shifted over the last decade, with a growing number of people now living alone. Small households are the norm here, and there is a notably high proportion of single parents compared to other similar areas.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Walla Walla — lower than 71% of areas.
| Walla Walla | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2659, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Walla Walla holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 27% of residents live alone, a rate that is a little above the New South Wales average.
27.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Walla Walla, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.2% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other common arrangements include couples with children (45%) and couples without children (34.9%).
18.2% ▲ +104.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Walla Walla, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).
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 Walla Walla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14115/walla-walla/topic/family-households