2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wandsworth · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wandsworth
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer single parents live in Wandsworth than in most other parts of the country, with only 3.6% of families fitting this description. This small community is primarily made up of couples, with a typical home holding about 2.6 people.
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 Wandsworth — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wandsworth | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2365, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The usual home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 23.7% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the New South Wales and national averages.
23.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wandsworth, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples, with 57.1% having children and 42.9% without. The proportion of one-parent families is far below the national figure of 14.1%.
3.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wandsworth, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 41%.
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 Wandsworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14149/wandsworth/topic/family-households