2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Wodonga · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Wodonga
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher share of one-parent families than most similar areas defines West Wodonga. While the typical household size is around 2.4 people, a significant number of residents live alone. These trends show a diverse mix of living arrangements that differ notably from state and national patterns.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 West Wodonga — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 29.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Two-person households are the most common at 33.8%, and the usual home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the Victorian average.
29.1% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Wodonga splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.3% of the area, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a striking gap compared to the state, where the figure is only 13.3%.
19.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Wodonga, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for West Wodonga
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in West Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22758/west-wodonga/topic/family-households