2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wolli Creek · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people share a home in Wolli Creek than in most similar areas. The typical home here holds just 2.2 people, which is lower than both the state and national figures. This reflects a community where small households and couples are the most common living arrangements.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wolli Creek — lower than 76% of areas.
| Wolli Creek | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2205, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 46.7% of all households. About 25.9% of people live alone, a figure that is about the same as the national average of 25.6%.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.9% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wolli Creek, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 55.9%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 6.0%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
6.0% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wolli Creek, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14371/wolli-creek/topic/family-households