2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wangan · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Wangan
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 30% of households in Wangan are now made up of people living alone, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This shift toward smaller living arrangements is happening while the typical home still houses 2.4 people. The area's family life is largely centered on couples, though single-parent homes are becoming more common.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 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 Wangan — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wangan | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | 2.7 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. While the usual number of people per home is 2.4, this is slightly lower than it was in 2011.
30.1% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Wangan splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (31%), with 3 people at 12%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families in Wangan. One-parent families account for 15.6% of the total, which is a little above the Australian average and reflects a 3.1 point rise since 2011.
15.6% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wangan, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321108/wangan/topic/family-households