2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wyee Point · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much lower rate of people living alone than the national average defines the household makeup of Wyee Point. This area is characterised by larger living arrangements, with the typical home holding 2.9 people. Most households consist of couples and their children, making it a family-heavy community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyee Point — higher than 81% of areas.
| Wyee Point | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With only 14.7% of people living alone, this figure is far below the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here has 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.
2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.7% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wyee Point, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 60.7%. One-parent families account for 12.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.
12.5% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wyee Point, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wyee Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14457/wyee-point/topic/family-households