2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Warringah · Sub-region (SA3)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Warringah, where the typical home holds 2.7 people. This is a family-heavy region with a very low number of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Warringah — higher than 79% of areas.
| Warringah | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 22.3% of people here live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 30.8%, and the average number of people per home has stayed steady since 2011.
2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
22.3% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Warringah, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (20%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 65.7% of families in Warringah. One-parent families account for just 10.0% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
10.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Warringah, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12203/warringah/topic/family-households