Wongamine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wongamine

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Wongamine, where 45.2% of families live together. This small community has a very low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country. Overall, the area is characterised by small household sizes, with typically 2.2 people per home.

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📍 Wongamine, Suburb / Locality

Where Wongamine sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Wongamine — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wongamine2.2
6401, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wongamine are slightly smaller than the national figure, with 2.2 people per home compared to 2.5 across Australia and Western Australia.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wongamine, 2 people is the majority at 73%; 1 person is next at 27%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are far below the state and national figures, making up 0.0% of the local total. This is much lower than most areas, where around 14% of families are led by a single parent.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wongamine, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.

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 Wongamine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51631/wongamine/topic/family-households