2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Waikerie · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far more people live alone in Waikerie than in most similar areas, with 34.3% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waikerie — lower than 76% of areas.
| Waikerie | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5330, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 34.3% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home in Waikerie has 2.2 people, slightly lower than the 2.4 seen across South Australia.
2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Waikerie splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 12%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.6% of the local total, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
15.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Waikerie, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41511/waikerie/topic/family-households