3.0 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wonga Park · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wonga Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 11.1% of people live alone in Wonga Park, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This is a place where most homes are filled with families, resulting in a typical household size that is larger than most other areas. The community is dominated by couples raising children together.
3.0
▼ -6.3%
- 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 Wonga Park — higher than 86% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
With a typical 3.0 people per home, Wonga Park is a little above the state and national figures. This high density per dwelling is reflected in the breakdown, where 35.1% of homes hold two people and 24.2% hold four.
11.1% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wonga Park, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 68.7%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 6.5%, a figure that is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
6.5% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wonga Park, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22825/wonga-park/topic/family-households