Wymah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wymah

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of one-parent families live in Wymah compared to the rest of the state. About 31% of families here are led by a single parent, which is more than double the national figure.

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📍 Wymah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wymah sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Wymah — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wymah2.1
2640, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wymah are smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per home. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wymah, 2 people is the majority at 70%; 1 person is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 30.8% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Half of the local families are couples without children, while 23.1% are couples with children.

30.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 30.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wymah, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (30%) and Couples with children (22%).

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 Wymah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14460/wymah/topic/family-households