2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 65% of families in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara are couples with children, making this the most common family type. The area generally follows state and national patterns for household sizes and people living alone, though it has a much lower rate of single-parent families than the rest of Australia.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wahroonga (West) - Waitara — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wahroonga (West) - Waitara | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2077, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home here has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and has edged down since 2016. Around 25.5% of people live alone, a figure that has risen slightly over the last few years.
2.5 —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
25.5% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 11% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Most other families are couples, with 22.8% being those without children.
11.0% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wahroonga (West) - Waitara, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021579/wahroonga-waitara/topic/family-households