Warooka · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Warooka

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live on their own in Warooka than in most other similar areas. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size than seen across South Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Warooka, Suburb / Locality

Where Warooka sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +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 Warooka — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warooka2.2
5577, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home in Warooka houses 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 36.7% of residents live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.2 ▲ +10.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.7% ▼ -7.8%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.8%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 36.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Warooka splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.9% of the local total, which is well above the 14.1% national average. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children.

17.9% ▼ -5.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warooka, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Warooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41538/warooka/topic/family-households