Doonside - Woodcroft · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Doonside - Woodcroft

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.

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📍 Doonside - Woodcroft, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Doonside - Woodcroft sits — Average household size

3.1 ▼ -3.1%
  • 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 Doonside - Woodcroft — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Doonside - Woodcroft3.1
2767, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6% ▲ +0.2%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 14.6%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Doonside - Woodcroft splits fairly evenly between 2 people (24%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Doonside - Woodcroft, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 16%.

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 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