2.1 ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Werris Creek · Urban Centre
Family & Households in Werris Creek
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher proportion of people live alone in Werris Creek than in most similar areas. This trend has grown significantly over the last decade, contributing to a smaller typical household size of 2.1 people.
2.1
▼ -25.0%
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 18 areas
- 1.8: 37 areas
- 1.9: 87 areas
- 2.0: 173 areas
- 2.1: 203 areas
- 2.2: 204 areas
- 2.3: 216 areas
- 2.4: 164 areas
- 2.5: 136 areas
- 2.6: 109 areas
- 2.7: 94 areas
- 2.8: 81 areas
- 2.9: 65 areas
- 3.0: 52 areas
- 3.1: 36 areas
- 3.2: 16 areas
- 3.3: 18 areas
- 3.4: 9 areas
- 3.5: 11 areas
- 3.6: 5 areas
- 3.7: 7 areas
- 3.8: 5 areas
- 3.9: 11 areas
- 4.0: 9 areas
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 6 areas
- 4.3: 4 areas
- 4.4: 6 areas
- 4.5: 5 areas
- 4.6: 4 areas
- 4.7: 3 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 3 areas
- 5.0: 3 areas
- 5.1: 0 areas
- 5.2: 2 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 1 area
- 5.5: 1 area
- 5.6: 1 area
- 5.7: 2 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 1 area
- 6.0: 0 areas
- 6.1: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Werris Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Werris Creek | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2341, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person homes have risen sharply to 36.3% since 2011, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home here has only 2.1 people, which is lower than both the state and national averages.
36.3% ▲ +83.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Werris Creek splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26.9% of the total, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average of 14%. This proportion has climbed by 16 percentage points since 2011, making it one of the highest rates for this area type.
26.9% ▲ +143.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Werris Creek, the largest group is Couples with children at 38%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (27%).
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 Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115157/werris-creek/topic/family-households