2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wyong · State Electorate
Family & Households in Wyong
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of single-parent homes defines the daily life of many residents in Wyong. One-parent families make up 20.5% of the area, a figure well above the national average. While typical home sizes have stayed steady, the local family mix stands out compared to the rest of the state.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Wyong — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wyong | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wyong holds 2.6 people, which is higher than in most similar areas. About a quarter of all households consist of one person, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
24.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wyong, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families are very common here, making up 20.5% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. Over half of all families are couples with children, while 24.6% are couples without children.
20.5% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wyong, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10093/wyong/topic/family-households