Wunghnu · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wunghnu

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person living than most similar areas define Wunghnu. While about half of the families here have children, the typical home is smaller than the state and national average, with just 2.2 people per household.

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📍 Wunghnu, Suburb / Locality

Where Wunghnu sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 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 Wunghnu — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wunghnu2.2
3635, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly a third of the population (32.3%) live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size is a little below the Australian average.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.3% ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 32.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Wunghnu splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 50.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.0%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.0% ▲ +21.1%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wunghnu, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Wunghnu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22873/wunghnu/topic/family-households