2.4 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of all families in Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven consist of couples with children. This region sees a mix of family types and a notable number of people living on their own. The typical home contains about 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4
→ 0.0%
- 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 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven — lower than 71% of areas.
| Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 40%, while 27.7% of people live alone. This last figure is a little above the Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
27.7% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up 36.2% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.4%. This share of single-parent homes is about the same as the state and national figures, though it has fallen 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
14.4% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (14%).
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 Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/114/southern-highlands-and-shoalhaven/topic/family-households