Wiley Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wiley Park

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger homes and full houses are common in Wiley Park, where the typical household holds 3.0 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wiley Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Wiley Park sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Wiley Park — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wiley Park3.0
2195, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much more crowded than in most areas, with 3.0 people per house. This is reflected in the fact that only 21.5% of people live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.5% ▲ +13.4%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 21.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Wiley Park splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 1 person (21%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families at 71.2%. One-parent families account for 13.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average.

13.6% ▼ -14.1%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.8%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wiley Park, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; One-parent families is next at 14%.

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 Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14310/wiley-park/topic/family-households