Widden · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Widden

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.

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📍 Widden, Suburb / Locality

Where Widden sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Widden — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Widden2.1
2328, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Widden, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (39%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

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.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Widden, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.

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 Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/family-households