Aberglasslyn · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aberglasslyn

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger living arrangements have become the norm in Aberglasslyn, where the typical home now holds 3.0 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.

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📍 Aberglasslyn, Suburb / Locality

Where Aberglasslyn sits — Average household size

3.0 ▼ -6.3%
  • 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 Aberglasslyn — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aberglasslyn3.0
2320, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 31.4% of households containing two people and 21.2% holding four. Only 13.2% of residents live alone, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.

3.0 ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.2% ▲ +31.0%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 13.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aberglasslyn, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.5%. One-parent families account for 14.6% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.

14.6% ▲ +47.4%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Aberglasslyn, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Aberglasslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10009/aberglasslyn/topic/family-households