2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wahgunyah · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wahgunyah
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Wahgunyah have shifted over the last decade, with a typical home now holding 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a local trend toward smaller living arrangements.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Wahgunyah — lower than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Wahgunyah are slightly smaller than the state average, with 2.3 people per house. This is consistent with a higher share of people living alone, which at 27.1% is a little above the Australian figure.
27.1% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wahgunyah, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.2% of local families, while those without children account for 36.7%. One-parent families represent 11.2% of the total, which is a little below the national average.
11.2% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wahgunyah, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 37%.
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 Wahgunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22644/wahgunyah/topic/family-households