Wy Yung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wy Yung

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Wy Yung include children, which is a key feature of the local community. Most households here consist of two people, and the typical home size mirrors the state and national figures. It is a residential area where family life is common and household patterns are generally consistent with the wider Australian trend.

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📍 Wy Yung, Suburb / Locality

Where Wy Yung sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wy Yung — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wy Yung2.5
3875, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Wy Yung holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 24.9% of people live alone, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.9% ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 24.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wy Yung, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 56% of families here. In contrast, one-parent families account for 10.1%, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures.

10.1% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wy Yung, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Wy Yung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22876/wy-yung/topic/family-households