Wimbledon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Wimbledon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 9.1% of people in Wimbledon live alone, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. This means the place is dominated by larger households, with most residents living in family groups. The typical home here holds nearly three people.

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Where Wimbledon sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Wimbledon — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Wimbledon2.8
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Wimbledon are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, and is reflected in the fact that 45.5% of households contain two people and 12.1% contain six or more.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.1%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Wimbledon, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 4 people is next at 14%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families here (56.8%) are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.5% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales average.

13.5%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Wimbledon, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 35%.

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 Wimbledon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14330/wimbledon/topic/family-households