2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wandearah East · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer one-parent families than most similar areas make Wandearah East a standout for its family structure. The area is mostly made up of couples, with a typical home holding 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the South Australian figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wandearah East — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wandearah East | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 5523, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Half of all homes in Wandearah East house two people, though those living alone make up 26.5% of the total. This rate of single-person households is higher than in most similar areas and sits just below the state figure of 28.5%.
2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wandearah East, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60.3% of families here. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure that is far below both the South Australian average of 14.8% and the national average of 14.1%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wandearah East, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wandearah East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41526/wandearah-east/topic/family-households