Awaba · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Awaba

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share each home in Awaba than in most similar areas. This community is largely made up of families, with nearly 65% of homes being couples with children.

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📍 Awaba, Suburb / Locality

Where Awaba sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Awaba — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Awaba2.8
2283, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.7%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.7% ▲ +10.2%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 15.7%
  • 2021: 19.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Awaba, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.7% of families in the area. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

11.3% ▼ -20.8%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Awaba, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10119/awaba/topic/family-households