Crows Nest - Waverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Crows Nest - Waverton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person households are the most common living arrangement in Crows Nest - Waverton, making up 38.4% of all homes. The area is defined by small household sizes, with far more people living alone than the national average. This pattern has remained steady for over a decade.

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📍 Crows Nest - Waverton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Crows Nest - Waverton sits — Average household size

2.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Crows Nest - Waverton — lower than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crows Nest - Waverton2.0
2065, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 2.0 people per home, Crows Nest - Waverton has one of the lowest household sizes in the region. This is well below the national figure of 2.5, and is driven by the 35.4% of residents who live alone.

2.0 → 0.0%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.4% ▲ +1.5%

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

  • 2011: 34.8%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 35.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Crows Nest - Waverton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (35%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.4% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas. Meanwhile, couples with children are the largest family group at 47.8%, followed closely by couples without children at 41.2%.

9.4% ▲ +2.9%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crows Nest - Waverton, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Crows Nest - Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041414/crows-nest-waverton/topic/family-households