Allawah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Allawah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Around the middle of similar areas for its home setups, Allawah is a place where typical households are composed of about 2.5 people. It reflects a balanced mix of family types and single residents that closely mirrors state and national patterns.

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Where Allawah sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Allawah — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Allawah2.5
2218, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home in Allawah holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. About 24.1% of residents live alone, a rate slightly below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.1% ▼ -2.5%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Allawah, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 56.4%, while one-parent families represent 13.7%. This proportion of single-parent homes is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure.

13.7% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 13.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Allawah, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10038/allawah/topic/family-households