2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Grenfell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 34% of people live alone in Grenfell, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This high number of single-person homes means the typical household is smaller than in most other areas. These trends have become more noticeable over the last decade.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Grenfell — lower than 86% of areas.
| Grenfell | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2810, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Grenfell holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by the 34.3% of people living alone—a figure that rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.3% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Grenfell splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 11%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 45.7% of local families, while 39.0% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 13.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Grenfell, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021066/grenfell/topic/family-households