2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Wallsend
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in West Wallsend have remained steady over the last decade. The area is largely defined by family households, with more than half of all homes containing couples with children. This results in a typical household size of 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 West Wallsend — higher than 57% of areas.
| West Wallsend | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2286, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Fewer people live alone here than in the rest of the state, with only 21.7% of households being single-person homes. Most homes consist of two people (35.9%) or three people (17.9%).
21.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Wallsend, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 55.1%, while couples without children account for 29.8%. One-parent families represent 14.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
14.6% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Wallsend, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 West Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/family-households