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.
Illawarra · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Illawarra
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people share their homes in Illawarra than in most similar areas. While the typical household size matches the national figure of 2.5 people, the region is mostly made up of couples with children and those without, mirroring state and national family patterns.
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 Illawarra — higher than 57% of areas.
| Illawarra | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.5 people, which is higher than most similar areas and has edged down since 2011. About 25% of residents live alone, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade and sits right on the state average.
25.0% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Illawarra, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.2%, while 26.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 14.9% of the total, which is about the same as the national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
14.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Illawarra, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/107/illawarra/topic/family-households