2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wanganui · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wanganui
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Wanganui, which is much higher than most other areas. This high number of residents per household reflects a community where family living is very common.
2.9
—
- 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 Wanganui — higher than 81% of areas.
| Wanganui | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2482, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, Wanganui is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Wanganui, the largest group is 4 people at 42%, followed by 2 people (33%) and 1 person (25%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.2% of the area, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. Other families include couples with children at 58.6% and couples without children at 41.4%.
17.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wanganui, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (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 Wanganui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14152/wanganui/topic/family-households