Pimlico · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pimlico

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in Pimlico are couples with children, making it a primary hub for families. The area is marked by larger-than-usual households and a notably high number of single-parent families compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Pimlico, Suburb / Locality

Where Pimlico sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +7.4%
  • 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 Pimlico — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pimlico2.9
2478, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Pimlico typically hold 2.9 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is consistent with the fact that only 19.5% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% ▲ +58.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 25.2%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pimlico splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (25%), with 1 person at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 21.6% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. These families are much more common here than in most similar areas.

21.6% ▲ +137.6%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 14.4%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pimlico, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; One-parent families is next at 22%.

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 Pimlico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13219/pimlico/topic/family-households