2.9 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cromer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Cromer
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Cromer, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This trend has edged up since 2011, reflecting a community where family-sized living is the norm.
2.9
▲ +3.6%
- 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 Cromer — higher than 86% of areas.
| Cromer | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2099, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here is larger than the national figure of 2.5 people. Fewer people live alone compared to most areas, with only 20.1% of households consisting of one person, which is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
20.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Cromer splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 1 person at 20%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 69.4%. Only 9.1% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the national average of 14.1%.
9.1% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cromer, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031425/cromer/topic/family-households