2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wyong · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Wyong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five families in Wyong are led by a single parent, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of one-parent households shapes the local need for support and services. While household sizes remain steady, the area has a notable mix of family types and people living alone.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Wyong — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wyong | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Wyong house two people, while 26.8% of residents live alone, a figure slightly above the national average. With 2.5 people per home, the typical household size has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as across Australia.
26.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wyong, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.7% of the total, a proportion that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure. Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.4%.
19.7% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wyong, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10202/wyong/topic/family-households