2.7 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wurruk · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wurruk
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Wurruk have remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on family living. Most homes are larger than average, with nearly 60% consisting of couples raising children.
2.7
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Wurruk — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Wurruk are larger than in most areas, typically holding 2.7 people. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.2% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
21.2% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wurruk, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 59.8% of all households. One-parent families account for 13.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas.
13.5% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wurruk, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Wurruk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22875/wurruk/topic/family-households