2.4 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Eden-Monaro · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Eden-Monaro
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people living alone than the national average defines the household landscape in Eden-Monaro. While the typical home holds 2.4 people, there has been a steady rise in single-person households over the last decade. This shift contributes to a housing profile where over a quarter of residents now live by themselves.
2.4
▼ -7.7%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 2 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 3 areas
- 2.3: 23 areas
- 2.4: 27 areas
- 2.5: 26 areas
- 2.6: 22 areas
- 2.7: 16 areas
- 2.8: 8 areas
- 2.9: 9 areas
- 3.0: 5 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 2 areas
- 3.3: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Eden-Monaro — lower than 71% of areas.
| Eden-Monaro | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Roughly 27.4% of people in Eden-Monaro live alone, which is a little above the national figure and a rise from 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.6%, while the usual household size has edged down to 2.4 people.
27.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Eden-Monaro, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 55.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the New South Wales average and a 6.3 point drop since 2011.
12.2% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Eden-Monaro, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; 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 Eden-Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED113/eden-monaro/topic/family-households