2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shortland · Federal Electorate
Family & Households in Shortland
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Shortland are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. The region's family and home structures generally mirror state and national patterns, though there is a notably higher proportion of single-parent families compared to most other areas.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Shortland — lower than 57% of areas.
| Shortland | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Shortland holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure and slightly up from 2011. Two-person households are the most common at 35.5%, while those living alone make up 26.3% of the total.
26.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shortland, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 4 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales average. Other family types include couples without children, who account for 28.9% of households.
16.4% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shortland, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Shortland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED141/shortland/topic/family-households