2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wyalong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wyalong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Wyalong have remained steady over the last decade. The town is mostly made up of couples, with about half of all families raising children together. These figures align closely with the typical experience across New South Wales and the rest of the country.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Wyalong — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wyalong | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2671, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes in Wyalong house two people, while 24.4% of residents live alone. This is a little below the national figure and puts the town around the middle compared to similar areas.
24.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wyalong, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
About 50.3% of families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 13.6% of the total. This share of single-parent homes is higher than in most other similar areas.
13.6% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wyalong, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Wyalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14449/wyalong/topic/family-households