3.0 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Abernethy · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Abernethy
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Abernethy compared to the rest of the country. This area is mostly made up of larger households, with 3 people typically living in each home, which is a little above the national figure.
3.0
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Abernethy — higher than 86% of areas.
| Abernethy | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 3 people live in the typical home, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 13.6%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
13.6% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Abernethy, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64%. One-parent families account for 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
16.1% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Abernethy, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Abernethy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10011/abernethy/topic/family-households