3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.3
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Doonside - Woodcroft · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
An average of 3.1 people live in each home in Doonside - Woodcroft, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This high density is driven by a strong presence of families and a very low number of people living alone.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Doonside - Woodcroft — higher than 91% of areas.
| Doonside - Woodcroft | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2767, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Only 14.6% of residents live alone, a figure far below the national average of 25.6%. Most homes here are larger than usual, with 23% of households containing four people and 10.7% containing five.
3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
14.6% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Doonside - Woodcroft splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 66.8% of the local family mix. One-parent families account for 16.2%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14.0% and has fallen since 2011.
16.2% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Doonside - Woodcroft, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Doonside - Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011306/doonside-woodcroft/topic/family-households