Pymble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Pymble

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Pymble compared to most other areas, with only 13.5% of households being single-person homes. This makes Pymble a place where large households are the norm, and the vast majority of residents live as part of a family unit.

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📍 Pymble, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Pymble sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 Pymble — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pymble3.0
2073, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than the national figure, with a typical 3.0 people per household. This is much higher than most areas, though the number has edged down slightly from 3.1 in 2011.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.5% ▲ +1.8%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pymble splits fairly evenly between 2 people (29%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 71.7%. One-parent families account for only 8.3%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

8.3% ▲ +8.0%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pymble, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031409/pymble/topic/family-households