Wandi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wandi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and fewer people living alone make Wandi a place geared toward family life. Nearly 67% of families here are couples with children, contributing to a typical household size of 2.9 people, which is higher than the national figure.

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Where Wandi 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 Wandi — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wandi2.9
6167, WA 2.6
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Wandi is larger than most, with 2.9 people per dwelling. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 14.3%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▲ +43.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wandi, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (22%) and 4 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 66.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.2%, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the national average.

11.2% ▲ +59.3%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 11.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wandi, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 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 Wandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51519/wandi/topic/family-households