Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) than in most similar areas. This shift has contributed to a smaller typical household size, with just 2.1 people per home. The area is now home to a high number of single-person households.

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📍 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part), Urban Centre

Where Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part)2.1
2646, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes make up 36.3% of the total, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. This contributes to a typical household size of 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure and has fallen since 2011.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.3% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 33.9%
  • 2016: 35.5%
  • 2021: 36.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 10%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 43.5% of families, while couples without children account for 39.4%. One-parent families represent 16.3% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.

16.3% ▼ -5.8%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 17.3%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 16%.

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 Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114006/corowa-wahgunyah/topic/family-households