2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Helensburgh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Helensburgh
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Helensburgh than in the rest of Australia. This is a place where homes are typically larger and more likely to be filled with family members, with nearly 70% of families being couples with children.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Helensburgh — higher than 86% of areas.
| Helensburgh | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2508, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are busier than most, with 2.9 people per household, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.6% of people live by themselves, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
14.6% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Helensburgh, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures are dominated by couples with children, who make up 69.6% of families. Only 8.7% of families are headed by a single parent, which is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.
8.7% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Helensburgh, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041147/helensburgh/topic/family-households