Wylies Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wylies Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

Not a single person lives alone in Wylies Flat, making it a place defined by shared households. Most homes are small, with the typical household containing 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Wylies Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Wylies Flat sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Wylies Flat — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wylies Flat2.4
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all households consist of two people, while 13% have three. This explains why no one lives alone here, a figure that is far below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wylies Flat, 2 people is the majority at 80%; 3 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families without children make up the largest group at 42.6%, followed closely by couples with children at 40.4%. One-parent families account for 12.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.

12.8%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wylies Flat splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (44%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families at 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 Wylies Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14459/wylies-flat/topic/family-households