Abbotsbury · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Abbotsbury

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Abbotsbury holds 3.3 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a community where large households are the norm and few people live by themselves.

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Where Abbotsbury sits — Average household size

3.3 ▼ -5.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Abbotsbury — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Abbotsbury3.3
2176, NSW 3.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 9.7% of people living alone, Abbotsbury has far fewer single-person households than the New South Wales figure of 25%. Most homes are larger, with 25.7% housing two people and 23.3% holding four.

3.3 ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 3.5
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.7% ▲ +39.9%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Abbotsbury splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of the area at 70.5%. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.4% ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Abbotsbury, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 17%.

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 Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10002/abbotsbury/topic/family-households