Wee Jasper · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wee Jasper

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward smaller living arrangements has defined Wee Jasper over the last decade. The area now sees a far higher number of people living alone compared to the state and national figures. This trend is reflected in the typical home, which holds only 2.1 people.

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📍 Wee Jasper, Suburb / Locality

Where Wee Jasper sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Wee Jasper — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wee Jasper2.1
2582, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 35.6% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, the usual household size is much lower than most areas, with only 2.1 people per home.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.6% ▲ +42.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 35.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Wee Jasper splits fairly evenly between 1 person (39%) and 2 people (39%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.9% of families here, but there are no one-parent families. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wee Jasper, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 42%.

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 Wee Jasper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14227/wee-jasper/topic/family-households