3.2 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4
- 2016: 3.4
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Acacia Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Acacia Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Among the highest in the region for home occupancy, Acacia Gardens is a place where large households are the norm. A typical home here holds 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a community dominated by larger family units rather than individuals living alone.
3.2
▼ -5.9%
- 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 Acacia Gardens — higher than 89% of areas.
| Acacia Gardens | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2763, NSW | 3.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Very few people live by themselves here, at just 9.4%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are quite full, with 29.3% of households containing four people and another 10.6% holding five.
9.4% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Acacia Gardens, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 2 people (22%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 73.4%. One-parent families account for 10.3%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
10.3% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Acacia Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 16%.
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 Acacia Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10014/acacia-gardens/topic/family-households