Wentworth Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wentworth Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small, a few-person households define the daily life of Wentworth Point, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with a high number of small living arrangements.

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Where Wentworth Point sits — Average household size

2.1 ▲ +5.0%
  • 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 Point — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wentworth Point2.1
2127, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly a third of residents (31.8%) live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Two-person homes are the most common at 42.2%, while larger households of five people are rare at just 1.8%.

2.1 ▲ +5.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.8% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 29.9%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wentworth Point, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up the bulk of families here, split almost evenly between those with children (45.6%) and those without (44.5%). One-parent families make up 8.7% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

8.7% ▼ -16.1%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Wentworth Point splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (44%), with One-parent families at 9%.

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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14244/wentworth-point/topic/family-households