Pambula · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pambula

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher share of people live alone in Pambula compared to the rest of the country. This creates a distinct pattern where smaller households are common, with the typical home holding just 2.2 people.

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📍 Pambula, Suburb / Locality

Where Pambula sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Pambula — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pambula2.2
2549, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.6% of people in Pambula live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home is smaller than most, with only 2.2 people per household.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.6% ▲ +3.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.5%
  • 2016: 35.6%
  • 2021: 34.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pambula splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.4% of the local total, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, while 35.4% are couples without children.

16.4% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pambula, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (16%).

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 Pambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13151/pambula/topic/family-households