2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Singleton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Singleton
How families and households are made up across the area.
A slightly higher share of one-parent families than the national average marks the household landscape in Singleton. While most homes mirror the state average with about 2.6 people per dwelling, there is a growing number of people living on their own.
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 Singleton — higher than 57% of areas.
| Singleton | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 25.3% of residents live alone, a figure that has risen since 2011. The most common home size is two people, making up 32.7% of all households.
25.3% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Singleton, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.5% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. Couples with children are the most common family type at 59.1%.
15.5% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Singleton, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011112/singleton/topic/family-households