Carwoola · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carwoola

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger-than-average homes make daily life in Carwoola feel family-focused. The area is far less likely to have people living alone compared to the rest of the country, with a typical household containing 3.0 people.

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📍 Carwoola, Suburb / Locality

Where Carwoola sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Carwoola — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carwoola3.0
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical size of 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 13.9% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▲ +59.0%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Carwoola, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (16%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.1% of families in Carwoola. Only 7.6% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

7.6% ▲ +21.7%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carwoola, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Carwoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10840/carwoola/topic/family-households