2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wardell · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the biggest family group in Wardell, where 41% of families fit this description. While the typical home size is similar to the state and national figures, the area has a notably high number of single-parent families.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wardell — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wardell | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Most homes in Wardell house two people, and the usual number of people per home is 2.4. About 26.1% of people live alone, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.1% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Wardell, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.7% of the total, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
21.7% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Wardell, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14162/wardell/topic/family-households