Albert · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Albert

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living in Albert often means living alone or in a larger family group, as 36% of households are single person. This mix creates a distinct local landscape where one-person homes are far more common than in the rest of the country.

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📍 Albert, Suburb / Locality

Where Albert sits — Average household size

2.6 —
  • 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 Albert — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Albert2.6
2873, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 36% of the total. Despite this, the typical home has 2.6 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.

2.6 —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

36.0% —

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 36.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Albert, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples, with 61.8% having children and 34.5% without. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Albert, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10024/albert/topic/family-households