2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Clarence Valley · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Clarence Valley
How families and households are made up across the area.
Clarence Valley has a higher proportion of one-parent families than most similar areas. While typical home sizes are slightly smaller than the state and national figures, nearly 29% of the population lives alone. This mix of household types reflects a region where single-person homes and one-parent families are more common than in other parts of New South Wales.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Clarence Valley — lower than 71% of areas.
| Clarence Valley | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Clarence Valley has 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5 and has edged down since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 40.4%, while the share of people living alone has risen to 28.9%, well above the New South Wales figure.
28.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Clarence Valley, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 17.5% of the total, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas, though the figure has barely changed since 2011.
17.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Clarence Valley, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Clarence Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Clarence Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11730/clarence-valley/topic/family-households