Pampoolah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pampoolah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live on their own in Pampoolah than in most other areas. This reflects a community where households are typically larger, with a strong presence of couples and families.

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📍 Pampoolah, Suburb / Locality

Where Pampoolah sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +12.0%
  • 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 Pampoolah — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pampoolah2.8
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With a typical 2.8 people per home, households here are much larger than in most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 11.8% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 ▲ +12.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8% ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 21.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pampoolah, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families are couples with children, which is a common layout for the area. One-parent families make up 8.2% of the total, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

8.2% ▼ -32.4%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pampoolah, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Pampoolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13153/pampoolah/topic/family-households