Armidale Regional · Council (LGA)

Family & Households in Armidale Regional

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Armidale Regional than in most similar areas. This high number of single-person homes contributes to a typical household size of 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Armidale Regional, Council (LGA)

Where Armidale Regional sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 1.5: 3 areas
  • 1.6: 1 area
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 5 areas
  • 1.9: 5 areas
  • 2.0: 9 areas
  • 2.1: 26 areas
  • 2.2: 77 areas
  • 2.3: 107 areas
  • 2.4: 90 areas
  • 2.5: 83 areas
  • 2.6: 39 areas
  • 2.7: 30 areas
  • 2.8: 18 areas
  • 2.9: 13 areas
  • 3.0: 3 areas
  • 3.1: 9 areas
  • 3.2: 5 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 4 areas
  • 3.5: 5 areas
  • 3.6: 1 area
  • 3.7: 3 areas
  • 3.8: 2 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 2 areas
  • 4.2: 2 areas
  • 4.3: 0 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 1 area

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Armidale Regional — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Armidale Regional2.3
Rest of NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32% of residents live by themselves, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 35.3% of all households.

Household size

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Armidale Regional splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the national average of 14.1%. More than half of all families are couples with children, accounting for 51.5%.

Family composition

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In Armidale Regional, 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 Armidale Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10180/armidale-regional/topic/family-households