3.2 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Pymble · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Pymble
How families and households are made up across the area.
Three-quarters of families in West Pymble are couples with children, making it a strong hub for larger households. With very few people living alone and a high number of children, the area feels focused on family life.
3.2
▲ +3.2%
- 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 West Pymble — higher than 89% of areas.
| West Pymble | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2073, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is consistent with only 12.9% of people living alone, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
12.9% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →West Pymble splits fairly evenly between 4 people (27%) and 2 people (25%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 76.5% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families account for just 7.0%, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
7.0% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Pymble, Couples with children is the majority at 77%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 West Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14267/west-pymble/topic/family-households