Wildes Meadow · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wildes Meadow

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Wildes Meadow than in the rest of Australia, with only 15.5% of households being single-person homes. This area is primarily made up of couples and families, creating a distinct domestic profile compared to the state average.

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📍 Wildes Meadow, Suburb / Locality

Where Wildes Meadow sits — Average household size

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 Wildes Meadow — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wildes Meadow2.4
2577, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house two people (55.7%), while those with four or five people make up about 25%. The typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.5% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wildes Meadow, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 4 people is next at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families, with 52.1% having no children and 42.4% raising children. One-parent families represent just 6.0% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.0% ▼ -13.2%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wildes Meadow, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 42%.

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 Wildes Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14309/wildes-meadow/topic/family-households