Werombi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Werombi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become a defining feature of Werombi, where the typical home now holds 3.3 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by large family groups rather than people living alone.

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📍 Werombi, Suburb / Locality

Where Werombi sits — Average household size

3.3 ▼ -2.9%
  • 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 Werombi — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Werombi3.3
2570, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.3 people per home, Werombi has some of the highest household sizes in the region. Only 7.2% of residents live alone, which is far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.3 ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.4
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.2% ▼ -10.9%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Werombi, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 66.8% of the total. One-parent families account for only 8.1%, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

8.1% ▲ +44.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Werombi, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Werombi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14249/werombi/topic/family-households