Wolli Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Wolli Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes have become a defining feature of Wolli Creek since 2011. The area is now a place where most homes are occupied by just one or two people, with very few one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wolli Creek, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wolli Creek sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
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  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
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  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
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  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wolli Creek — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wolli Creek2.2
2205, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are smaller than in most areas, with only 2.2 people per household. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, and nearly half of all homes contain just two people.

Household size

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In Wolli Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families here. One-parent families are among the lowest for similar areas at 6.1%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

Family composition

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In Wolli Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 34%.

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 Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041671/wolli-creek/topic/family-households