2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Abbotsford
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Abbotsford are couples with children, making it a primary residential hub for parents. The area is shaped by a mix of family homes and a high number of people living alone, with typical households being smaller than the national figure.
2.3
→ 0.0%
- 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 Abbotsford — lower than 71% of areas.
| Abbotsford | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2046, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Smaller households are common here, with a typical 2.3 people per home. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6, driven by the 29.4% of people who live alone, which is well above the national average.
29.4% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Abbotsford, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 54.4% of families, while couples without children account for 31.9%. One-parent families represent 12.3% of the total, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Abbotsford, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10003/abbotsford/topic/family-households