2.8 —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Croydon
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in Croydon, where 2.8 people typically live in each home. This is much higher than most similar areas, meaning the neighbourhood is dominated by family groups rather than single occupants.
2.8
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- 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 Croydon — higher than 79% of areas.
| Croydon | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2132, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 21.2% of people live alone here, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are occupied by two people (29.1%) or three people (19.4%), keeping the typical household size slightly above the Australian average.
21.2% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the clear majority of families at 62.1%. One-parent families account for 13.2% of the total, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
13.2% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031679/croydon/topic/family-households