Wangaratta · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wangaratta

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Wangaratta (Qld) than in most similar areas. This is a place where large households are the norm, with the typical home holding 3.5 people.

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📍 Wangaratta, Suburb / Locality

Where Wangaratta sits — Average household size

3.5
  • 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 Wangaratta — higher than 95% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wangaratta3.5
4806, QLD 2.4
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 3.5 people per household. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia, which both sit at 2.5.

3.5

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wangaratta, 2 people is the majority at 70%; 5 people is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Almost all families here are couples with children, making up 95.8% of the total. This is reflected in the fact that one-parent families are far below the national figure of 14.1%, sitting at 0.0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wangaratta, Couples with children is the majority at 88%; Couples without children is next at 12%.

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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32982/wangaratta/topic/family-households