2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Willoughby · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Willoughby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Willoughby have remained remarkably steady since 2011. This area is defined by a high number of family homes, with 65% of families consisting of couples with children. Most people live in groups, as those living alone are much less common here than in most other areas.
2.6
→ 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 Willoughby — higher than 79% of areas.
| Willoughby | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Willoughby holds 2.6 people, which is much higher than in most other areas. Only 22.9% of residents live alone, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average and has barely changed over the last decade.
22.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Willoughby, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than in most similar areas, though the proportion has stayed nearly the same since 2011.
10.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Willoughby, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Willoughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18250/willoughby/topic/family-households