Willyaroo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Willyaroo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people per home make Willyaroo a place where households are larger than most. This trend is driven by a high number of families with children and very few people living on their own.

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📍 Willyaroo, Suburb / Locality

Where Willyaroo sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Willyaroo — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Willyaroo2.9
5255, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.3% of residents live alone, a rate far below both the state and national averages.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.4%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Willyaroo, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 3 people (15%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 59.9% of the area, while 30.6% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.8%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.

11.8% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Willyaroo, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Willyaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41613/willyaroo/topic/family-households