2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Warooka · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Warooka
How families and households are made up across the area.
A far higher share of people live alone in Warooka (L) compared to the rest of the country. This small community sees 37.8% of households consist of just one person, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Single-person homes are a major part of the local landscape.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Warooka — lower than 71% of areas.
| Warooka | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 5577, SA | 2.0 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here are smaller than most, with 2.1 people per household. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4, and the number of people per home has only edged up slightly since 2011.
37.8% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Warooka, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (35%) and 4 people (9%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27.6% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. This figure has risen sharply, climbing 14 points since 2011.
27.6% ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Warooka, the largest group is Couples without children at 43%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (28%).
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 Warooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422058/warooka/topic/family-households