2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wherrol Flat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wherrol Flat
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the national figure marks the social landscape of Wherrol Flat. While many homes are small, with nearly 45% housing just two people, the area stands out for its family structures compared to the rest of New South Wales.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Wherrol Flat — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wherrol Flat | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.5. Around 23.2% of households are made up of a single person, a rate slightly below the state average.
23.2% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wherrol Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.3% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other families are less common, with couples with children making up 44.3% and couples without children 35.8%.
20.3% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wherrol Flat, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (20%).
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 Wherrol Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14288/wherrol-flat/topic/family-households