2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Wollongbar · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Wollongbar
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Wollongbar are couples with children, making this the most common home type in the area. This focus on family life is reflected in the fact that far fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
→ 0.0%
- 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 Wollongbar — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wollongbar | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Wollongbar holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 20.2% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
20.2% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Wollongbar, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.1% of families, while 27.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 16.4% of the total, which is much higher than most other areas.
16.4% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Wollongbar, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14375/wollongbar/topic/family-households