2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Warrumbungle Shire · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Warrumbungle Shire
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of all homes in Warrumbungle Shire are occupied by people living alone. This makes the area stand out compared to the rest of the country, with the typical household size being smaller than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Warrumbungle Shire — lower than 71% of areas.
| Warrumbungle Shire | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Around 32.8% of residents live by themselves, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. Consequently, the usual home holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the typical Australian household.
32.8% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Warrumbungle Shire, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Almost half of families here are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 16.3% of the total. This is a little above the national figure and has risen slightly over the last decade.
16.3% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Warrumbungle Shire, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).
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 Warrumbungle Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18020/warrumbungle-shire/topic/family-households