2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wentworth · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Wentworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
Very few people live alone in Wentworth compared to most other areas, making it a place where shared living is the norm. Over half of all families here are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size of 2.5 people.
2.5
→ 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 Wentworth — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wentworth | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and has barely changed since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 37.5%, while those living alone make up 24.8%.
24.8% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wentworth, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 54.5%. One-parent families account for 11.8%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
11.8% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wentworth, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18200/wentworth/topic/family-households