Wyrallah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wyrallah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Wyrallah, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children and very few people living by themselves.

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📍 Wyrallah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wyrallah 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 Wyrallah — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wyrallah2.9
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per household. Only 12.3% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian rate of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.3% ▼ -10.4%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wyrallah, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.8% of families, while those without children account for 29.0%. One-parent families make up 11.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.5% ▲ +41.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wyrallah, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Wyrallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14467/wyrallah/topic/family-households