Quorrobolong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Quorrobolong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than 12% of people live alone in Quorrobolong, a figure far below the national average. This is a place where most households are made up of families, leading to larger homes with more people living under one roof.

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📍 Quorrobolong, Suburb / Locality

Where Quorrobolong sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Quorrobolong — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Quorrobolong2.9
2325, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with an average of 2.9 people per dwelling compared to 2.5 across Australia. Nearly 39% of households consist of two people, while 22.5% have three people.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.8% ▲ +9.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Quorrobolong, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 61.5%. Meanwhile, one-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, accounting for just 6.7% of the total.

6.7% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 6.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Quorrobolong, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Quorrobolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13315/quorrobolong/topic/family-households