2.4 —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Port Kembla - Warrawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Port Kembla - Warrawong
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 33.6% of people in Port Kembla - Warrawong live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person households shapes the local landscape. While family sizes remain steady, the area sees a much higher proportion of single-parent homes than typical Australian suburbs.
2.4
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- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Kembla - Warrawong — lower than 64% of areas.
| Port Kembla - Warrawong | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2505, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
One in three people here live by themselves, a figure that has risen since 2016. Most homes are small, with 33.6% housing one person and 31.2% housing two, while the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the national figure.
33.6% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Port Kembla - Warrawong splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (31%), with 3 people at 14%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 24.2% of the total, which is far above the New South Wales average. This is among the highest proportions for this family type at this level, despite a small fall since the last census.
24.2% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Port Kembla - Warrawong, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; 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 Port Kembla - Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011546/port-kembla-warrawong/topic/family-households