Page · Federal Electorate

Family & Households in Page

How families and households are made up across the area.

One-parent families have risen sharply to 17.5% in Page, a figure now well above the national average. This shift marks a significant change for the area since 2011. While most homes are small, a large portion of the community consists of couples raising children.

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📍 Page, Federal Electorate

Where Page sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 Page — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Page2.4
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 28.4% of residents live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure. The typical home holds 2.4 people, a number that has barely changed since 2011.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▼ -0.8%

Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 28.6%
  • 2016: 28.3%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Page, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 17.5% of the area, which is much higher than most other areas. This is a notable increase from 2011, when the figure was only 9.4%.

17.5% ▲ +85.2%

Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Page, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (17%).

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 Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED133/page/topic/family-households