Wisemans Creek · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wisemans Creek

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much lower rate of one-parent families than the national average defines the domestic life of Wisemans Creek. While 14.1% of Australian homes are led by a single parent, that figure is far lower here at just 4.1%. This creates a unique household profile where couples and people living alone are the most common arrangements.

Open map →
📍 Wisemans Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Wisemans Creek sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Wisemans Creek — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wisemans Creek2.2
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wisemans Creek are slightly smaller than those in the state, with a typical size of 2.2 people. This is partly because 31% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.0%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.9%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Wisemans Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 5 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 48.6% being couples without children and 43.2% with children. Only 4.1% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below the 14% seen across New South Wales.

4.1%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.7%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Wisemans Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 45%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Wisemans Creek

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wisemans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14361/wisemans-creek/topic/family-households