Wallagoot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wallagoot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost exactly the same as the national average, Wallagoot sees 2.5 people living in the typical home. This reflects a balanced mix of household types, though over half of all families here are couples raising children.

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Where Wallagoot sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wallagoot — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wallagoot2.5
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.4% of people live alone in Wallagoot, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.4% of all homes.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▲ +45.4%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wallagoot, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.2% of families, while 34.1% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

12.5% ▲ +97.5%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wallagoot, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Wallagoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14121/wallagoot/topic/family-households