2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woollamia · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Woollamia
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Woollamia have remained steady over the last decade, with households typically holding 2.5 people. The area is largely defined by stable family units, as it has a very low rate of one-parent families compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Woollamia — higher than 50% of areas.
| Woollamia | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Woollamia has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Fewer people live alone here than in the state and national averages, with only 21.6% of households consisting of one person.
21.6% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Woollamia, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up more than half of all families at 56.3%. One-parent families are much lower than most areas at 5.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
5.6% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Woollamia, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 38%.
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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14423/woollamia/topic/family-households