Wongulla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wongulla

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Wongulla than in most similar areas. This is a small community where small households are the norm, with 1.7 people per home—well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Wongulla, Suburb / Locality

Where Wongulla sits — Average household size

1.7
  • 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 Wongulla — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wongulla1.7
5238, SA 2.0
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About a third of residents live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by just two people, making up 44.4% of all households.

1.7

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.6
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wongulla, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 43%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 65% of families here. Notably, there are no one-parent families, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wongulla, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with 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 Wongulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41632/wongulla/topic/family-households