2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ryde - Hunters Hill · Sub-region (SA3)
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of family homes defines daily life in Ryde - Hunters Hill, where 61.6% of families consist of couples with children. This area is more likely to have larger households than most similar regions, reflecting a strong presence of family-based living.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Ryde - Hunters Hill — higher than 57% of areas.
| Ryde - Hunters Hill | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is a figure about the same as the national average. While households with two people are most common at 32.6%, the share of people living alone has risen slightly to 26.1% since 2011.
2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
26.1% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Ryde - Hunters Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 10.1% of the total, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This is much lower than in most other similar areas and has barely changed over the last decade.
10.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ryde - Hunters Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ryde - Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12602/ryde-hunters-hill/topic/family-households