2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hughes · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Hughes
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 70% of families in Hughes are couples with children, making it a strong hub for larger households. This area is much more likely to have larger homes than most other places, with the typical household holding nearly three people.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Hughes — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hughes | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.9 people per home, though this has edged down since 2011. Only 17.7% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.7% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hughes, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 10.6% of the total, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Most families are couples, with 67.2% having children and 21.6% without.
10.6% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hughes, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 22%.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED119/hughes/topic/family-households