Pembrooke · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pembrooke

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are the norm in Pembrooke, where 2.7 people live in the typical home. This is a family-focused area with very few people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Pembrooke, Suburb / Locality

Where Pembrooke sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Pembrooke — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pembrooke2.7
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of all homes are occupied by two people, and 16.7% hold six or more residents. Only 11.9% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.9% ▲ +16.7%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pembrooke, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 6 or more is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 64.8% of the area. There are no one-parent families here, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 14%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pembrooke, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 40%.

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 Pembrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13191/pembrooke/topic/family-households