Combara · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Combara

How families and households are made up across the area.

A striking absence of single-parent homes defines the family life in Combara, where 0% of families fall into this category. This is far below the national figure of 14.1%. Most households here consist of couples, creating a very different family landscape compared to the rest of New South Wales.

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📍 Combara, Suburb / Locality

Where Combara sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Combara — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Combara2.5
2829, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, the household size in Combara is about the same as the national and state figures.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Combara, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 44%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 90.5% of families including children and 42.9% being couples without them. This helps explain why the proportion of one-parent families is far below the New South Wales average of 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Combara, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Combara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10990/combara/topic/family-households