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.
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) — lower than 71% of areas.
| Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2646, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
36.3% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 10%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Corowa - Wahgunyah (Corowa Part) splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (43%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 16%.
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