2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cams Wharf · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cams Wharf
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the national average defines Cams Wharf. This small area has a distinct housing pattern, where households are generally smaller than those in the rest of the state. Most homes house only one or two people, and nearly 29% of residents live alone.
2.1
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- 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 Cams Wharf — lower than 81% of areas.
| Cams Wharf | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cams Wharf is smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per dwelling compared to 2.6 across New South Wales. This is consistent with the fact that 28.6% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cams Wharf, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.6% of the local total, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. In contrast, couples without children are the most common family type at 42.9%.
23.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cams Wharf, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (29%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Cams Wharf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10783/cams-wharf/topic/family-households