Young Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Young Surrounds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Household sizes in Young Surrounds have remained steady over the last five years, with a typical home holding 2.3 people. This area is marked by a high number of people living alone, which is well above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Young Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Young Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.3 —
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Young Surrounds — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Young Surrounds2.3
2586, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 31.1% of people live alone, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales average of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home here holds only 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

2.3 —

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.1% —

Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Young Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, while 36.7% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 12.3% of the total, which is a little below the Australian average and has fallen since 2016.

12.3% —

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Young Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Young Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061544/young-surrounds/topic/family-households