Inverell Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Inverell Surrounds - West

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Inverell Surrounds - West than in most similar areas. This trend helps explain why the typical home is smaller than the national figure, with only 2.3 people per household.

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📍 Inverell Surrounds - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Inverell Surrounds - West sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Inverell Surrounds - West — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Inverell Surrounds - West2.3
2404, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.9% of people live alone, which is well above the 25.6% national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.7% of all homes.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9% ▼ -0.6%

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

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Inverell Surrounds - West, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.4%. This last group has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.

14.4% ▲ +34.8%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Inverell Surrounds - West, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).

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 Inverell Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021193/inverell-surrounds-west/topic/family-households