2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Walmer
How families and households are made up across the area.
A shift in household makeup has seen Walmer grow into a place where homes are more crowded than in most similar areas. The typical home now holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure.
2.8
—
- 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 Walmer — higher than 76% of areas.
| Walmer | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2820, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People per home is 2.8, which is much higher than most areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and a little above the Australian average of 2.5.
Household size
View on map →In Walmer, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 3 people is next at 40%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up 48.8% of the area, while couples without children account for 36.6%. One-parent families make up 9.8% of the total, which is well below both the state and national figures of around 14%.
9.8% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Walmer, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14137/walmer/topic/family-households