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.
Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Home sizes in Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby have edged down slightly since 2011. The area is now defined by a strong presence of family units, with over 63% of households consisting of couples with children.
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 Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here holds 2.5 people, which is higher than most areas. While 32.5% of households have two people, about a quarter of residents live alone, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
25.0% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 9.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and among the lowest for areas of this size.
9.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 - North Sydney and Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/121/sydney-north-sydney-and-hornsby/topic/family-households