2.5 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger family units shape daily life across Hunter Valley exc Newcastle, where the proportion of single-parent families is much higher than in most other areas. This regional landscape is mostly made up of couples with children, who account for 54.2% of all families.
2.5
▼ -3.8%
- 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 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle — higher than 57% of areas.
| Hunter Valley exc Newcastle | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.5 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas and has edged down slightly since 2011. Single-person households make up 24.5% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average.
24.5% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and rose by 1.2 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures.
16.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/106/hunter-valley-exc-newcastle/topic/family-households