Wentworth Falls · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wentworth Falls

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of the families in Wentworth Falls are couples with children, making them the most common household type. This mix of family life is balanced by a high number of people living on their own, which ever so slightly brings down the typical number of people in each home.

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Where Wentworth Falls sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Wentworth Falls — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wentworth Falls2.3
2782, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.3 people, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is partly because 28.3% of residents live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25.0%.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 28.9%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wentworth Falls, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.6% of families, while couples without children account for 35.6%. One-parent families make up 11.9% of the total, which is a little below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

11.9% ▼ -13.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.7%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wentworth Falls, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/family-households