2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dapto - Avondale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Dapto - Avondale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the national figure, 18.4% of families in Dapto - Avondale are led by a single parent. This high rate of one-parent families is the most striking feature of the area's domestic life. Overall, the community is made up of a mix of couples with children and a growing number of people living on their own.
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
- 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 Dapto - Avondale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Dapto - Avondale | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. While 24.5% of residents live alone—a figure that has risen since 2011—the most common household size is two people, accounting for 35.2% of homes.
24.5% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dapto - Avondale, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 53.4% of families, while 27.2% are couples without children. The 18.4% of one-parent families is much higher than in most other areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 14.0%.
18.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dapto - Avondale, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Dapto - Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011131/dapto-avondale/topic/family-households