3.1 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wonga Park · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Wonga Park
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Wonga Park than they did in 2011, contributing to a shift toward larger households. The area now has a typical home size of 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure. This makes it one of the most crowded home environments among similar areas.
3.1
▲ +14.8%
- 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 Wonga Park — higher than 88% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Only 7.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 12 points since 2011. Most homes house two people (35.6%) or four people (28.9%), leading to a typical household size that has risen from 2.7 to 3.1 people over the decade.
7.9% ▼ -59.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wonga Park, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 69.8%. One-parent families account for just 4.5% of the total, which is well below the national figure and represents a drop of 7.6 points since 2011.
4.5% ▼ -62.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wonga Park, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215091/wonga-park/topic/family-households