2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woolooware · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 30% of people live alone in Woolooware, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes shapes the local landscape, though most residents still live in family groups.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woolooware — lower than 57% of areas.
| Woolooware | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2230, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 29.3% of people live by themselves, a rate well above both the state and national figures. The typical home holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as across New South Wales and Australia.
2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Woolooware splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 60% of local families. One-parent families account for 11.2% of the total, which is a little below the national and state figures.
11.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Woolooware, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Woolooware [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14428/woolooware/topic/family-households