2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Richmond - Windsor · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Richmond - Windsor
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parent families set Richmond - Windsor apart from the rest of the state. While most households follow national patterns, this area has a distinct family makeup with 17.5% of families led by one parent. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond - Windsor — higher than 71% of areas.
| Richmond - Windsor | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This reflects a mix of household sizes, with 31.6% of homes containing two people and 25.7% containing just one person.
25.7% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Richmond - Windsor, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.3%. The proportion of one-parent families is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this has fallen slightly since 2011.
17.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Richmond - Windsor, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Richmond - Windsor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12404/richmond-windsor/topic/family-households