Wonuarra · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wonuarra

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small home sizes define daily life in Wonuarra, where the typical household is much smaller than in other parts of the country. One in four families is led by a single parent, a figure far higher than the national average.

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📍 Wonuarra, Suburb / Locality

Where Wonuarra sits — Average household size

1.9 —
  • 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 Wonuarra — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wonuarra1.9
5340, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 1.9 people per home, household sizes in Wonuarra are well below the South Australian figure of 2.4 and the Australian average of 2.5.

1.9 —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wonuarra, 1 person is the majority at 53%; 2 people is next at 47%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 25% of the total, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples without children, accounting for 58.3% of the total.

25.0% —

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wonuarra, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (31%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Wonuarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41635/wonuarra/topic/family-households