3.2 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wetherill Park · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 64.3% of families in Wetherill Park, making it a place where family living is very common. The area is defined by large households and a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wetherill Park — higher than 89% of areas.
| Wetherill Park | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2164, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Wetherill Park has some of the largest households around, with a typical 3.2 people per home, well above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here; at 13.4%, this is far below the same figure for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
13.4% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wetherill Park, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.5% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Most families here are couples with children, who represent 64.3% of the total.
16.5% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wetherill Park, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wetherill Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14281/wetherill-park/topic/family-households