2.8 ▲ +180.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Whian Whian · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Whian Whian
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift toward larger living arrangements has shaped Whian Whian, where the typical home now holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.
2.8
▲ +180.0%
- 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 Whian Whian — higher than 76% of areas.
| Whian Whian | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 11.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (45.3%), meaning the usual household size is a little above the Australian average.
11.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Whian Whian, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 22%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up more than half of all families at 55.2%. One-parent families account for 11.2% of the total, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
11.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Whian Whian, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Whian Whian [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14289/whian-whian/topic/family-households