Urunga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Urunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Urunga than in most other areas, with 29.4% of households consisting of a single person. This creates a distinct pattern where homes are smaller than the national average. While couples with children are common, there is also a notably high proportion of single-parent families.

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📍 Urunga, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Urunga sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Urunga — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Urunga2.3
2455, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Urunga hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This trend is driven by the 29.4% of residents living alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.3 → 0.0%

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

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 28.9%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Urunga, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.7% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This has risen slightly since 2011, while couples with children now account for 42.5% of families.

17.7% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 17.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Urunga splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (42%) and Couples without children (39%), with One-parent families at 18%.

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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021090/urunga/topic/family-households