Warriewood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Warriewood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Warriewood since 2011, with the typical home now holding 2.9 people. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above the national figure of 2.5 people per home.

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Where Warriewood sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Warriewood — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Warriewood2.9
2102, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Fewer people live alone here than in most other areas, at just 17.3%. This is well below the national figure of 25.6%, which helps explain why homes in the area are more crowded than usual.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.3% ▲ +21.3%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.2%
  • 2016: 15.8%
  • 2021: 17.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Warriewood, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 67%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

12.3% ▲ +11.6%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Warriewood, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Warriewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14191/warriewood/topic/family-households