Wamboin · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wamboin

How families and households are made up across the area.

Three people per home is the typical household size in Wamboin, which is much higher than most areas. This reflects a community where few people live alone and family-based living is the norm.

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📍 Wamboin, Suburb / Locality

Where Wamboin sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 Wamboin — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wamboin3.0
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 11.7% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (35.3%) or four people (20.2%).

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.7% ▲ +7.5%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.8%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wamboin, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.2% of families here. Only 7.2% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

7.2% ▲ +35.7%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wamboin, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without 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 Wamboin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14141/wamboin/topic/family-households