Quandary · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Quandary

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of people living alone than the state average defines the family life in Quandary. Most households here are larger than usual, with a typical home holding 2.9 people compared to 2.5 across Australia.

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Where Quandary sits — Average household size

2.9
  • 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 Quandary — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Quandary2.9
2665, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live by themselves here, with only 13.6% of households being one-person homes, far below the national figure of 25.6%. Half of all homes house two people, while 13.6% are large households with six or more residents.

2.9

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Quandary, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures in Quandary differ sharply from the rest of the country, as there are no one-parent families. Instead, the area is dominated by couples with children, who make up 87% of families.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Quandary, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Quandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13302/quandary/topic/family-households