Wardell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wardell

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.

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📍 Wardell, Suburb / Locality

Where Wardell sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -7.7%
  • 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 Wardell — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wardell2.4
2477, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.1% ▲ +21.0%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.6%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wardell, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wardell, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14162/wardell/topic/family-households