Worrowing Heights · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Worrowing Heights

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 40% of people live alone in Worrowing Heights, which is far above the national figure. This makes for a very small typical household size, with most homes containing only one or two people.

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📍 Worrowing Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Worrowing Heights sits — Average household size

1.7 → 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 Worrowing Heights — lower than 94% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Worrowing Heights1.7
2540 crosses NSW/OT 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 39.8% of people living alone, the number of people per home is just 1.7. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and among the lowest for similar areas.

1.7 → 0.0%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 1.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.8% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.6%
  • 2016: 41.9%
  • 2021: 39.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Worrowing Heights, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 40%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 86.8% of families here. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 3.5%, which is far below the national average of 14.1%.

3.5% ▲ +95.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 3.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Worrowing Heights, Couples without children is the majority at 87%; Couples with children is next at 8%.

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 Worrowing Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14442/worrowing-heights/topic/family-households