Wilmington · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Wilmington

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Wilmington, where 55.9% of families live together. This creates a family-focused environment, though the number of people living alone has dropped significantly since 2011.

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📍 Wilmington, Urban Centre

Where Wilmington sits — Average household size

2.4 ▲ +20.0%
  • 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 Wilmington — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wilmington2.4
5485, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here generally hold 2.4 people, which is higher than most areas and has risen from 2.0 in 2011. While 38.5% of households have two people, those living alone fell 11 percentage points over the last decade to 28.2%.

2.4 ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.2% ▼ -28.7%

Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.5%
  • 2016: 33.5%
  • 2021: 28.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wilmington, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 10.0% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen 16 percentage points since 2011. Most other families are couples, with 33.2% having no children.

10.0% ▼ -61.2%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 25.7%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 10.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wilmington, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Wilmington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422059/wilmington/topic/family-households