Orange Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Orange Surrounds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than 9% of families in Orange Surrounds are led by one parent, a figure well below the national average. This area is mostly made up of family households, with a notably low number of people living alone compared to other parts of the country.

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📍 Orange Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Orange Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -3.7%
  • 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 Orange Surrounds — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Orange Surrounds2.6
2866, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas, though about the same as the state and national figures. Only 21.4% of households consist of one person, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -3.7%

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

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.4% ▲ +5.5%

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Orange Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.8% of families, while those without children account for 30.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than most areas at 8.7%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

8.7% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 8.5%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Orange Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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 Orange Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041079/orange-surrounds/topic/family-households