Pallal · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pallal

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Pallal than in most similar areas, with no one recorded as living by themselves. This makes the area stand out, as homes here tend to be larger and more likely to be shared than in other parts of the country.

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📍 Pallal, Suburb / Locality

Where Pallal sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Pallal — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pallal2.8
2404, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Pallal holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 64% of households have two people and 20% have five.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pallal, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 5 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 41.3% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 7.9%, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national rates.

7.9%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.8%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pallal, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Pallal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13141/pallal/topic/family-households