Woonona · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Woonona

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 61% of families in Woonona are couples with children, making this the most common household type. It is a mix of family homes and a notable number of single-person households, with the typical home hosting 2.5 people.

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📍 Woonona, Suburb / Locality

Where Woonona sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Woonona — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Woonona2.5
2517, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are common here, with 27.4% of people living alone, which is higher than most areas. Two-person homes are the most frequent, making up 31.5% of all households.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.4% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 27.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Woonona splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

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 and national figures.

13.5% ▼ -9.1%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 13.7%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Woonona, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Woonona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14434/woonona/topic/family-households