2.6 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sydney - Ryde · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Sydney - Ryde
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common feature of daily life in Sydney - Ryde, where 2.6 people typically share a home. This is much higher than most other areas, creating a residential landscape where few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.6
▼ -3.7%
- 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 - Ryde — higher than 71% of areas.
| Sydney - Ryde | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 23.8% of residents live alone, which is a little below the national figure of 25.6%. While the typical household size has edged down since 2011, two-person homes are now the most common, making up 32.1% of all households.
23.8% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sydney - Ryde, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family units are very stable here, with one-parent families at 9.8%, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families consist of couples with children, who make up 63.6% of the total.
9.8% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sydney - Ryde, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 - Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/126/sydney-ryde/topic/family-households