Mount Warning · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Mount Warning

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 46% of people in Mount Warning live alone, a figure far above the national average. This means the area has a very small typical household size compared to other parts of Australia. Small homes and single-person living are the dominant trends here.

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📍 Mount Warning, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Warning sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 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 Mount Warning — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Mount Warning1.8
2484, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 45.7% of people living alone, Mount Warning has one of the highest rates for this group. Consequently, the typical home holds only 1.8 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.7%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 61.7%
  • 2021: 45.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Mount Warning, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (28%) and 3 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.7% of the total, a rate that is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. Couples with children are the largest group at 41.4%.

20.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Mount Warning, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Mount Warning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12811/mount-warning/topic/family-households