2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Raymond Terrace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Raymond Terrace than in most similar areas, with 29.3% of households consisting of just one person. While the typical home size matches the national figure, the area has a notably high proportion of single-parent families.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Raymond Terrace — lower than 57% of areas.
| Raymond Terrace | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2324, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Almost 30% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the New South Wales and national averages. This trend has grown since 2011, while the overall number of people per home has edged down slightly to 2.5.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
29.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 25.6% of the total, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. This proportion has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011, placing Raymond Terrace among the highest for this family type.
25.6% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Raymond Terrace, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031122/raymond-terrace/topic/family-households