Armidale Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Armidale Surrounds - North

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Armidale Surrounds - North than in most similar areas. This trend is reflected in the latest data, where nearly 29% of households consist of just one person. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, single-person households have become more common here since 2011.

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📍 Armidale Surrounds - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Armidale Surrounds - North sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Armidale Surrounds - North — lower than 64% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Armidale Surrounds - North2.4
2350, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.9% of residents live alone, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 37.3% of all households, while the overall number of people per home has edged down since 2011.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9% ▲ +8.4%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 24.7%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Armidale Surrounds - North, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 54.7% of families, while couples without children account for 32.6%. The proportion of one-parent families is 11.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14% and has barely changed over the last decade.

11.3% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Armidale Surrounds - North, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Armidale Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011187/armidale-surrounds-north/topic/family-households