Wahroonga (West) - Waitara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

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.

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📍 Wahroonga (West) - Waitara, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wahroonga (West) - Waitara sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Wahroonga (West) - Waitara — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wahroonga (West) - Waitara2.5
2077, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.5%

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 24.7%
  • 2021: 25.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Wahroonga (West) - Waitara splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 1 person (26%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wahroonga (West) - Waitara, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 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