Wokurna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wokurna

How families and households are made up across the area.

Wokurna has seen its household patterns shift over the last decade, now marked by larger living arrangements. The area is almost entirely made up of families, with an average of 2.8 people per home, which is higher than the national figure.

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📍 Wokurna, Suburb / Locality

Where Wokurna sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Wokurna — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wokurna2.8
5520, SA 2.1
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wokurna are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5, and notably, no one in the area lives alone.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wokurna, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 5 people (29%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 59.2% of the mix. One-parent families account for 20.4%, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

20.4%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wokurna, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Wokurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41629/wokurna/topic/family-households