Wayville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wayville

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people per home than most similar areas makes Wayville a place of smaller households. While the typical home holds 2.3 people, there is a high proportion of single-person households compared to other neighbourhoods.

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📍 Wayville, Suburb / Locality

Where Wayville sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Wayville — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wayville2.3
5034, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common here, with 28.5% of households consisting of one person, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most frequent, making up 37.1% of the area.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.5% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.1%
  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 28.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wayville, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 54.3%. One-parent families represent 11.3% of the total, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.

11.3% ▲ +19.3%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wayville, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Wayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41555/wayville/topic/family-households