Waramanga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Waramanga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household patterns in Waramanga have remained steady over the last decade, with the typical home now housing 2.5 people. This matches both the territory and national figures, though a higher-than-average number of residents live on their own.

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Where Waramanga sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Waramanga — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Waramanga2.5
2611 crosses ACT/NSW 2.6
Australian Capital Territory 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 27.6% of people live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 31.7% of the area.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.6% ▼ -8.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 30.3%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Waramanga splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (28%), with 4 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, who make up 62.0% of the total. One-parent families account for 12.6%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

12.6% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Waramanga, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80130/waramanga/topic/family-households