Wallanbah · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wallanbah

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Wallanbah, where nearly half of all families include children. The area is notably distinct for its lack of single-parent homes, with 0% of families fitting this description.

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📍 Wallanbah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wallanbah sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Wallanbah — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wallanbah2.6
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

A typical home here houses 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people live alone in Wallanbah, at just 13.6%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.6%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 13.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wallanbah, 2 people is the majority at 65%; 3 people is next at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.9% of families, while those without children account for 39.6%. There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wallanbah, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.

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 Wallanbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14124/wallanbah/topic/family-households