North Wahroonga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Wahroonga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in North Wahroonga compared to the rest of the country. This is a place where households are typically larger than the national figure, with the vast majority of homes being shared by families.

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Where North Wahroonga sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 North Wahroonga — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Wahroonga3.1
2076, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

An average of 3.1 people live in each home, which is among the highest for similar areas. Only 10.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.6% ▲ +18.6%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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North Wahroonga splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 4 people (26%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 72.5% of all families here. One-parent families account for just 8.2%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.2% ▲ +22.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Wahroonga, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 North Wahroonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13025/north-wahroonga/topic/family-households