Singleton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Singleton Surrounds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Singleton Surrounds, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-heavy region where few people live alone and one-parent families are uncommon. These patterns have remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Singleton Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Singleton Surrounds sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Singleton Surrounds — higher than 79% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Singleton Surrounds2.8
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here are larger than the national figure, with 2.8 people per household. Only 17.5% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

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

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.5% ▲ +6.7%

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Singleton Surrounds, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of the area at 62.9%. One-parent families account for just 8.6%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

8.6% ▲ +11.7%

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

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Singleton Surrounds, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011113/singleton-surrounds/topic/family-households