Wambangalang · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wambangalang

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Wambangalang are couples without children. This small community has very few people living alone, and the typical home is smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Wambangalang, Suburb / Locality

Where Wambangalang sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Wambangalang — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wambangalang2.2
2830, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 13% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small, with 52.2% of households containing just two people.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wambangalang, 2 people is the majority at 63%; 3 people is next at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 52.6% of families here. One-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, which is higher than in most similar areas.

13.2%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wambangalang, Couples without children is the majority at 51%; Couples with children is next at 28%.

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 Wambangalang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14139/wambangalang/topic/family-households