Werai · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Werai

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live in each home in Werai than is typical across the country. The area is mostly made up of small households, with a typical size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Werai, Suburb / Locality

Where Werai sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Werai — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Werai2.2
2577, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person households are the most common here at 44.7%. About 23.4% of people live alone, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.4% ▲ +3.5%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.6%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 23.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Werai, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group of families at 55.8%. One-parent families account for 14.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

14.3% ▲ +133.0%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Werai, Couples without children is the majority at 54%; Couples with children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Werai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14246/werai/topic/family-households