Wonnerup · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wonnerup

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Wonnerup than in the rest of the country, with only 17.4% of households being single-person homes. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes here are occupied by couples, creating a community centered on family and partner-led households.

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📍 Wonnerup, Suburb / Locality

Where Wonnerup sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Wonnerup — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wonnerup2.4
6280, WA 2.4
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About half of all households consist of two people. With only 17.4% of people living alone, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wonnerup, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up just 4.3% of the total, which is well below the national average of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 48.6% having no children and 44.3% having children.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wonnerup splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (50%) and Couples with children (46%), with One-parent families at 4%.

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 Wonnerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51634/wonnerup/topic/family-households