Wyuna · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wyuna

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Wyuna are couples with children, making it a family-focused area. This domestic focus is reflected in the high number of people living in each home, with the typical household containing 2.7 people.

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📍 Wyuna, Suburb / Locality

Where Wyuna sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +8.0%
  • 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 Wyuna — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wyuna2.7
3620, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with only 20.4% of people living alone. This is well below the Victorian figure of 25.9%.

2.7 ▲ +8.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wyuna, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, who make up over 93% of all families. Single-parent families account for only 6.9%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

6.9% ▼ -14.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wyuna, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Wyuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22884/wyuna/topic/family-households