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Family & Households in Wollongong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Wollongong are couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for family life, with a typical home fitting 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Wollongong, Urban Area

Where Wollongong sits — Average household size

2.5 —

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Wollongong — higher than 71% of areas.

Wollongong2.5
2525, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 34%. While 25.1% of people live alone—a figure much lower than most areas—this is still about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.

Household size

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In Wollongong, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).

2 people 34.0% 1 person 25.1% 4 people 15.9% 3 people 15.8% 5 people 6.4% 6 or more 2.8%

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.2% of families, while 26.7% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 15.1%, which is lower than most areas but a little above the New South Wales average.

Family composition

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In Wollongong, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/family-households