Pomona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pomona

How families and households are made up across the area.

Just 7% of families in Pomona are led by a single parent, a figure well below the national average. This small community has a mix of family types, though it has a higher share of people living alone than most similar areas.

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📍 Pomona, Suburb / Locality

Where Pomona sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Pomona — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pomona2.5
2648, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.4% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure. With a typical home holding 2.5 people, the area is about the same as the rest of the country.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.4% ▲ +9.7%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.1%
  • 2016: 25.9%
  • 2021: 26.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pomona, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 54%, while 31% are couples without children. The proportion of one-parent families is 7%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

7.0% ▼ -9.9%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pomona, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pomona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13252/pomona/topic/family-households