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.
Airds · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Airds — higher than 81% of areas.
| Airds | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2560, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.8% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Airds splits fairly evenly between 1 person (24%) and 2 people (24%), with 3 people at 20%.
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Airds, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (40%) and Couples without children (9%).
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