Waldegrave · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Waldegrave

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing each home in Waldegrave than in most other similar areas. This shift towards larger households is seen in a community where 70.4% of families are couples with children.

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📍 Waldegrave, Suburb / Locality

Where Waldegrave sits — Average household size

3.1
  • 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 Waldegrave — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Waldegrave3.1
2800, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Waldegrave are more crowded than usual, with 3.1 people per home. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

3.1

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Waldegrave splits fairly evenly between 2 people (50%) and 4 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up 22.2% of families, which is well above the national and state figures of around 14%. Most families are couples with children, accounting for 70.4% of the total.

22.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Waldegrave, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children 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 Waldegrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14113/waldegrave/topic/family-households