2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wattamondara · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wattamondara
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Wattamondara, which is a much higher rate than the national figure. This creates a distinct domestic landscape where small households are common, though many families with children still call the area home.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Wattamondara — lower than 71% of areas.
| Wattamondara | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2794, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is reflected in the household mix, where 42% of homes house two people and 29.6% are single-person households.
29.6% ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wattamondara, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 56.9% of families in the area. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below both the state and national figures of around 14%.
11.3% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wattamondara, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Wattamondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14208/wattamondara/topic/family-households