2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Woolwich · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Woolwich
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest household group in Woolwich, accounting for 60.8% of families. While family life is common, nearly 30% of the population lives alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Woolwich — lower than 57% of areas.
| Woolwich | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2110, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 30% of residents live alone, a rate well above both the state and national figures. Most homes house two people (37.8%), and the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as across Australia.
29.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Woolwich, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 6.9% of the area, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Other families are rare at 1%, while couples without children represent 31.9% of the total.
6.9% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Woolwich, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Woolwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14430/woolwich/topic/family-households