3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camden · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Camden
How families and households are made up across the area.
Large households are common in Camden, where 3.1 people typically live in each home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, making it one of the highest-density living arrangements in the region. The area is dominated by family groups rather than individuals living alone.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Camden — higher than 91% of areas.
| Camden | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live alone here, at just 13.9%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are larger, with 26.8% housing two people and 23.3% housing four people.
13.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Camden splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69.1%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.3% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Camden, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11450/camden/topic/family-households