Wollun · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wollun

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Wollun than in most similar areas. This is a small community where a third of households consist of just one person, though family units still make up a large part of the local population.

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📍 Wollun, Suburb / Locality

Where Wollun sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Wollun — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wollun2.3
2354, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Wollun has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. About 33.3% of residents live alone, a figure well above both the state and national averages.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wollun, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.6% of the community, which is among the highest proportions for areas like this and well above the 14.1% national average.

22.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 22.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wollun splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Wollun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14379/wollun/topic/family-households