2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Werrington County · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Werrington County
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are the norm in Werrington County, where 2.8 people typically live in each home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live alone and family life is central.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Werrington County — higher than 76% of areas.
| Werrington County | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2747, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes house two people (35.9%) or three people (19%), while 15.6% of households have four residents.
16.2% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Werrington County, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 59.5%. One-parent families account for 14.2% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the rest of Australia.
14.2% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Werrington County, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Werrington County [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14253/werrington-county/topic/family-households