Raymond Terrace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Raymond Terrace

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.

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📍 Raymond Terrace, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Raymond Terrace sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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
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  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
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  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Raymond Terrace — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Raymond Terrace2.5
2324, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.3% ▲ +11.2%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.3%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 29.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 23.1%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Raymond Terrace, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (25%).

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 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