Wyee Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wyee Point

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.

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Where Wyee Point sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Wyee Point — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wyee Point2.9
2259, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▲ +20.4%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wyee Point, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wyee Point, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 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