2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth compared to the rest of the state. This area is defined by larger households, where the typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than in most similar areas.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth — higher than 71% of areas.
| West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2278, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 17.9% of residents live by themselves, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 25%. While the typical household size has edged down from 2.9 people in 2011, 35% of homes still house two people.
17.9% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 58.2%. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
14.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth/topic/family-households