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.
Inverell Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Inverell Surrounds - West — lower than 71% of areas.
| Inverell Surrounds - West | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2404, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
28.9% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Inverell Surrounds - West, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (11%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Inverell Surrounds - West, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (14%).
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