Jamberoo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jamberoo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family life in Jamberoo has remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on multi-person homes. The area is largely made up of family units, with nearly 60% of all families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Jamberoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Jamberoo sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Jamberoo — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jamberoo2.6
2533, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here, at only 16.5%, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Jamberoo has 2.6 people, a figure slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.5.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.5% ▼ -13.6%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 17.1%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jamberoo, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up just 5.8% of the local total, which is much lower than the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families are couples, with 59.6% having children and 33.2% without.

5.8% ▼ -44.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jamberoo, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Jamberoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12007/jamberoo/topic/family-households