2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Central West · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Central West
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living alone in Central West than in 2011, with nearly 30% of households now consisting of one person. This shift means that while most homes still house families, a growing number of residents are living independently.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Central West — lower than 71% of areas.
| Central West | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.4% of people live alone, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011. With 35.3% of homes holding two people, the typical household size of 2.4 people has edged down slightly over the last decade.
29.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Central West, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.9% of the area, which is a little above the national figure. These families have become more common since 2011, while couples with children remain the most frequent family type at 53.3%.
15.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Central West, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Central West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/103/central-west/topic/family-households