3.0 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Villawood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Villawood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes and a high number of single parents are the main features of family life in Villawood. The typical home here holds 3.0 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a community where large households are common, though there is also a significant number of people living by themselves.
3.0
▲ +11.1%
- 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 Villawood — higher than 86% of areas.
| Villawood | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2163, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 3.0 people per home, Villawood has a much higher density than most areas. Interestingly, 28.7% of residents live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%.
28.7% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Villawood, the largest group is 1 person at 29%, followed by 2 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.7% of the total, a rate that is among the highest at this level and well above the national average of 14.1%. Most other families are couples with children, accounting for 62.3% of households.
23.7% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Villawood, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; One-parent families is next at 24%.
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 Villawood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14092/villawood/topic/family-households