Grenfell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Grenfell

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.

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📍 Grenfell, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Grenfell sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Grenfell — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Grenfell2.2
2810, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.3% ▲ +17.4%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 32.5%
  • 2021: 34.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Grenfell splits fairly evenly between 2 people (39%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Grenfell, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021066/grenfell/topic/family-households