3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wirrinya · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wirrinya
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes in Wirrinya have grown larger over the last decade, with more people now living under one roof. The area is heavily defined by family life, as nearly three-quarters of all families here are couples with children.
3.0
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- 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 Wirrinya — higher than 86% of areas.
| Wirrinya | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2871, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Wirrinya are larger than most, with a typical size of 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here, at just 15.6%, well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
15.6% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wirrinya, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 5 people (26%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 74% of families in the area. This contributes to a very low rate of one-parent families at 5.2%, which is well below the 14.1% national average.
5.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wirrinya, Couples with children is the majority at 80%; Couples without children 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 Wirrinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14360/wirrinya/topic/family-households