Warren · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Warren

How families and households are made up across the area.

A growing number of people living alone has shaped the home life of Warren over the last decade. While the typical home still holds about 2.4 people, this is a place where single-person households are much more common than in most other areas.

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📍 Warren, Council (LGA)

Where Warren sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Warren — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warren2.4
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-third of all homes in Warren are occupied by a single person, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is well above the national average of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.6% of the total.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.4% ▲ +3.9%

Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 31.6%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Warren splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families here are couples with children, while 32.1% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 14% of the total, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.

14.0% ▼ -14.5%

Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warren, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17950/warren/topic/family-households