2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wilga · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wilga
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of solo living and single-parent families mark Wilga compared to similar areas. While over half of homes are shared by couples, the area has a striking number of people living alone. This mix makes the typical household size smaller than the national figure.
2.3
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- 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 Wilga — lower than 71% of areas.
| Wilga | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6243, WA | 2.5 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 39% of people in Wilga live alone, which is far above the 26% seen across Australia. Because of this, the typical home has 2.3 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.
38.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wilga, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 37%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25% of the community, a figure far above the 14% national average and among the highest for similar areas. These families exist alongside a majority of couples, with 61.4% having children.
25.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wilga, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Wilga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51606/wilga/topic/family-households