Wooli · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wooli

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 47% of households in Wooli are couples without children, making this the most common living arrangement. The area is largely made up of small households, with a very high proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Wooli, Suburb / Locality

Where Wooli sits — Average household size

1.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wooli — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wooli1.9
2462, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 1.9 people live in the typical home, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the 38.8% of people living alone, a rate far above the 25.6% seen across Australia.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.8% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 44.3%
  • 2016: 46.9%
  • 2021: 38.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wooli, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 1 person (39%) and 3 people (7%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples without children, who make up 57.8% of the group. One-parent families account for 15.4%, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure.

15.4% ▼ -25.5%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wooli, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 26%.

Sources

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

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wooli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14421/wooli/topic/family-households