2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Widden · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Smaller living arrangements define daily life in Widden, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most areas and reflects a high number of people living on their own.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Widden — lower than 81% of areas.
| Widden | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2328, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
A striking 37.8% of people live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Consequently, the usual household is much smaller than in most areas, with 67.5% of homes containing only one or two people.
2.1 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Widden, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (39%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Family homes here are mostly couples, with 54.5% having no children. In contrast, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Widden, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/family-households