Wakeley · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wakeley

How families and households are made up across the area.

Well above the national figure of 2.5 people per home, Wakeley sees an average of 3.2 people living in each household. This gap highlights a local preference for larger living arrangements compared to the rest of the country. Most homes here are family-based, with very few people living on their own.

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Where Wakeley sits — Average household size

3.2 ▼ -5.9%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wakeley — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wakeley3.2
2176, NSW 3.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Wakeley are larger than most, and only 13.2% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. About 26.4% of households have two people, while 13.2% have five or more.

3.2 ▼ -5.9%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.2% ▲ +45.8%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wakeley, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 64.5%. One-parent families are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 17.1% of households, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

17.1% ▲ +9.2%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wakeley, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Wakeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14107/wakeley/topic/family-households