2.4 —
Lower than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rest of NSW · Capital City
Family & Households in Rest of NSW
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a quarter of homes in Rest of NSW are occupied by a single person, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, the region sees a higher-than-average proportion of single-parent families. These patterns reflect a diverse mix of living arrangements across the vast rural and regional landscape.
2.4
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- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 0 areas
- 2.1: 0 areas
- 2.2: 0 areas
- 2.3: 3 areas
- 2.4: 4 areas
- 2.5: 4 areas
- 2.6: 4 areas
- 2.7: 1 area
- 2.8: 0 areas
- 2.9: 0 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of NSW — lower than 71% of areas.
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 27.9% of the total, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.4%, while the usual number of people per home has remained steady at 2.4 since 2016.
27.9% —
Higher than 72% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rest of NSW, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families represent 15.8% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state's 14.0%. Couples with children are the largest group at 52.2%, followed by couples without children at 30.9%.
15.8% —
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rest of NSW, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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 Rest of NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1RNSW/rest-of-nsw/topic/family-households