Wambrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wambrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Almost every home in Wambrook is part of a couple, creating a community where single-parent households are virtually non-existent. With a typical home holding 2.5 people, the area reflects a very traditional family structure.

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📍 Wambrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Wambrook sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 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 Wambrook — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wambrook2.5
2630, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual household size is 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

2.5

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Wambrook, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (33%) and 4 people (27%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the vast majority of families here, with 51.4% being without children and 45.9% with children. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wambrook, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.

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 Wambrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14143/wambrook/topic/family-households