Wetherill Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wetherill Park

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.

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📍 Wetherill Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Wetherill Park sits — Average household size

3.2 → 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 Wetherill Park — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wetherill Park3.2
2164, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.4% ▲ +21.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wetherill Park, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wetherill Park, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 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