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Wagga Wagga City CouncilCommunity profile

Wagga Wagga (Central)

Household type

In Wagga Wagga (Central), 14.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.9% in Wagga Wagga City.

Wagga Wagga (Central)'s household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Wagga Wagga (Central)'s Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Wagga Wagga (Central) - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Wagga Wagga City %Number%Wagga Wagga City %2016 to 2021
Couples with children50314.127.948614.928.1+17
Couples without children75821.324.875423.125.4+4
One parent families2677.511.22387.311.6+29
Other families381.10.9381.21.10
Group household2156.03.62487.64.0-33
Lone person1,51242.526.21,28239.224.9+230
Other not classifiable household1363.83.91394.34.0-3
Visitor only households1263.51.4822.51.0+44
Total households3,555100.0100.03,267100.0100.0+288
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Wagga Wagga (Central) in 2021 compared to Wagga Wagga City shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 14.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.5% were one-parent families, compared with 27.9% and 11.2% respectively for Wagga Wagga City.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 42.5% compared to 26.2% in Wagga Wagga City while the proportion of couples without children was 21.3% compared to 24.8% in Wagga Wagga City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Wagga Wagga (Central) increased by 288 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in family/household types in Wagga Wagga (Central) between 2016 and 2021 was:

  • Lone person (+230 households)

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