Wanilla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wanilla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Wanilla than in most similar areas, making it a place where shared households are the norm. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the area has a notably high number of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wanilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Wanilla sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Wanilla — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wanilla2.4
5607, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are shared, with 57.9% of households containing two people. Only 13.2% of residents live alone, which is far below the South Australian figure of 28.5%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.2%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wanilla, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of families are couples without children (49.3%), while 41.3% are couples with children. One-parent families make up 16% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wanilla, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Wanilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41531/wanilla/topic/family-households