3.0 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wirlinga · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wirlinga
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Wirlinga, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a family-heavy community where only 6.4% of households consist of a person living alone.
3.0
▲ +11.1%
- 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 Wirlinga — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wirlinga | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2640, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With a typical home holding 3.0 people, Wirlinga sits a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the household mix, where 28% of homes hold four people and 12% hold five.
6.4% ▼ -62.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wirlinga, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up the vast majority of the area at 72.7%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 5.6%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
5.6% ▲ +59.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wirlinga, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wirlinga
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wirlinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14355/wirlinga/topic/family-households