Wean · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wean

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 70% of families in Wean are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This small community sees far fewer one-parent families than the rest of the country. Most homes are smaller than average, with just 2.2 people living in each.

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📍 Wean, Suburb / Locality

Where Wean sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Wean — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wean2.2
2382, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wean are typically smaller than those across the state, with 2.2 people per home compared to 2.6 in New South Wales.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.6
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Wean splits fairly evenly between 1 person (41%) and 2 people (41%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 0% of the local total, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 69.6% having children and 43.5% without.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wean, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Wean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14223/wean/topic/family-households