2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Campbelltown · Council (LGA)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 3 people live in the typical Campbelltown home, which is among the highest rates for this area type. The city is defined by larger households and a much lower proportion of people living alone compared to the rest of the state. This creates a residential landscape heavily weighted toward families.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Campbelltown — higher than 89% of areas.
| Campbelltown | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 19.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the Australian average of 25.6%. This helps explain why households are larger here, with 2.9 people per home compared to 2.5 nationally.
2.9 → 0.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.8% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Campbelltown, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.6%. One-parent families represent 17.9% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
17.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Campbelltown, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11500/campbelltown/topic/family-households