2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sydney - Eastern Suburbs · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes and family structures in Sydney - Eastern Suburbs have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is defined by a high number of small households, with nearly 30% of people living alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.3
→ 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 Sydney - Eastern Suburbs — lower than 86% of areas.
| Sydney - Eastern Suburbs | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here has 2.3 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is driven by the fact that 29.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
29.7% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 57.4% of families, while those without children account for 30.4%. Only 10.8% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the state and national figures.
10.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sydney - Eastern Suburbs, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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 Sydney - Eastern Suburbs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/118/sydney-eastern-suburbs/topic/family-households