Pallamallawa · Urban Centre

Family & Households in Pallamallawa

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more one-parent families live in Pallamallawa than in most similar areas. This represents a significant shift for the locality, where the proportion of single-parent homes has risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Pallamallawa, Urban Centre

Where Pallamallawa sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -12.0%
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 0 areas
  • 1.4: 0 areas
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 18 areas
  • 1.8: 37 areas
  • 1.9: 87 areas
  • 2.0: 173 areas
  • 2.1: 203 areas
  • 2.2: 204 areas
  • 2.3: 216 areas
  • 2.4: 164 areas
  • 2.5: 136 areas
  • 2.6: 109 areas
  • 2.7: 94 areas
  • 2.8: 81 areas
  • 2.9: 65 areas
  • 3.0: 52 areas
  • 3.1: 36 areas
  • 3.2: 16 areas
  • 3.3: 18 areas
  • 3.4: 9 areas
  • 3.5: 11 areas
  • 3.6: 5 areas
  • 3.7: 7 areas
  • 3.8: 5 areas
  • 3.9: 11 areas
  • 4.0: 9 areas
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 6 areas
  • 4.3: 4 areas
  • 4.4: 6 areas
  • 4.5: 5 areas
  • 4.6: 4 areas
  • 4.7: 3 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 3 areas
  • 5.0: 3 areas
  • 5.1: 0 areas
  • 5.2: 2 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 1 area
  • 5.5: 1 area
  • 5.6: 1 area
  • 5.7: 2 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 1 area
  • 6.0: 0 areas
  • 6.1: 2 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Pallamallawa — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pallamallawa2.2
2399, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with a typical 2.2 people per household, a figure that has fallen since 2011. About 23.6% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.2 ▼ -12.0%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.6% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 31.9%
  • 2016: 31.8%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pallamallawa, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25.3% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types include couples without children at 40.4% and couples with children at 34.9%.

25.3% ▲ +89.8%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pallamallawa, the largest group is Couples without children at 39%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (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 Pallamallawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122106/pallamallawa/topic/family-households