Wandella · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wandella

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples without children make up 62.7% of the local group, making them the most common household type in Wandella. The area is largely residential with smaller-than-average households and a very low number of single-parent families.

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📍 Wandella, Suburb / Locality

Where Wandella sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 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 Wandella — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wandella2.2
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wandella typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 21.7% of residents live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.2 ▼ -8.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▲ +19.2%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wandella, 2 people is the majority at 55%; 1 person is next at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 4.5% of the area, which is much lower than most similar places and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

4.5% ▼ -35.0%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wandella, Couples without children is the majority at 62%; Couples with children is next at 33%.

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 Wandella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14146/wandella/topic/family-households