Wyangala · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wyangala

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Wyangala than in most similar areas. This contributes to a small typical household size of just 2.0 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Wyangala, Suburb / Locality

Where Wyangala sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Wyangala — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wyangala2.0
2808, NSW 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 36.3% of residents live alone, a figure far above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.0 people, which is much lower than most areas.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.3% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 36.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wyangala, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families are couples without children, making up 54.1% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.9% ▲ +74.2%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wyangala, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 32%.

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 Wyangala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14452/wyangala/topic/family-households