Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up a huge 68.1% of the community in Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest. This is a family-focused area where homes are larger than usual and very few people live on their own.

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📍 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -3.2%
  • 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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest3.0
2084, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 3.0 people, which is much higher than most areas. Only 15.2% of residents live alone, a figure that is far below the national average of 25.6%.

3.0 ▼ -3.2%

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

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.2% ▲ +22.2%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are rare here at 6.6%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%. This has barely changed since 2011.

6.6% ▼ -1.4%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 6.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Terrey Hills - Duffys Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031432/terrey-hills-duffys-forest/topic/family-households