1.5 ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6
- 2016: 1.6
- 2021: 1.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Potts Point - Woolloomooloo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
How families and households are made up across the area.
Some of the smallest households in the region are found in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, where 60.6% of people live alone. This is a stark contrast to the rest of the country, creating a residential landscape dominated by single-person homes rather than traditional family units.
1.5
▼ -6.3%
- 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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo — lower than 99% of areas.
| Potts Point - Woolloomooloo | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| 2011, NSW | 1.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here has only 1.5 people, a figure far below the national average of 2.5. This trend has edged down since 2011, with 60.6% of residents living alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.
60.6% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, 1 person is the majority at 61%; 2 people is next at 32%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families in the area are couples without children, making up 67.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 9.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, Couples without children is the majority at 67%; Couples with children is next at 22%.
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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031333/potts-point-woolloomooloo/topic/family-households