2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Whiteman · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Whiteman
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family life in The Whiteman has remained steady over the last decade, with a strong focus on larger households. This area is dominated by families with children, who make up over 70% of the local family groups.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 The Whiteman — higher than 71% of areas.
| The Whiteman | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 12.3%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
12.3% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Whiteman, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
The area is mostly made up of couples with children (70.6%) and couples without children (28.7%). One-parent families make up only 2.9%, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
2.9% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Whiteman, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 The Whiteman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13859/the-whiteman/topic/family-households