2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wellington Vale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Zero one-parent families are recorded in Wellington Vale, making it an outlier compared to most other areas. This creates a family landscape dominated by couples, where the vast majority of households include children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wellington Vale — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wellington Vale | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2371, NSW | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
People per home averages 2.6, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Wellington Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (36%) and 3 people (21%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 87% of the local mix, while 21.7% are couples without children. This differs sharply from the state and national figures, where one-parent families typically make up around 14% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wellington Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 80%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wellington Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14239/wellington-vale/topic/family-households