2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Whyalla · Urban Area
Family & Households in Whyalla
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Whyalla than in 2011, contributing to a shift in how the community is housed. Small households are now the norm, with 36.4% of the population living by themselves. This trend has pushed the typical number of people per home down to 2.2.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 2.0: 2 areas
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 11 areas
- 2.3: 27 areas
- 2.4: 24 areas
- 2.5: 27 areas
- 2.6: 9 areas
- 2.7: 5 areas
- 2.8: 3 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 1 area
- 3.1: 0 areas
- 3.2: 0 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Whyalla — lower than 94% of areas.
| Whyalla | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5608, SA | 2.1 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Whyalla holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Single-person households are very common here at 36.4%, a rate far above the Australian average and one that has risen since 2011.
36.4% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Whyalla splits fairly evenly between 1 person (36%) and 2 people (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.3% of the total, which is well above both the state and national figures. This is a high proportion compared to most other areas and has risen slightly over the last decade.
20.3% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 88% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whyalla, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, 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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4008/whyalla/topic/family-households