Wallabi Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wallabi Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Wallabi Point have remained steady over the last decade, with 54.5% of families now consisting of couples with children. It is a place where larger households are more common than in most similar areas. This focus on family living is reflected in the low number of people living alone.

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📍 Wallabi Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Wallabi Point sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Wallabi Point — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wallabi Point2.6
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Wallabi Point holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 17% of people live alone, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 25%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.0% ▼ -11.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.2%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wallabi Point, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families here, while one-parent families account for 10.3%. This last figure is well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

10.3% ▼ -0.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 15.4%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wallabi Point, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Wallabi Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14117/wallabi-point/topic/family-households