Airds · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Airds

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households and a very high number of single parents define daily life in Airds. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children, and the typical home holds 2.9 people, which is much higher than in most other areas.

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Where Airds sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Airds — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Airds2.9
2560, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Airds are more crowded than usual, with the typical household containing 2.9 people. This is a little above the national figure of 2.5, while about 23.8% of residents live alone.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▲ +4.9%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Airds splits fairly evenly between 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%), with 3 people at 20%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 40.1% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions seen at this level.

40.1% ▼ -21.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 51.2%
  • 2016: 51.5%
  • 2021: 40.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Airds, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (40%) and Couples without children (9%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Airds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10022/airds/topic/family-households