Alstonville · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Alstonville

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 32% of people live alone in Alstonville, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This high number of single-person homes means the town has smaller households than most other areas. It is a place where a large proportion of the population lives independently.

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📍 Alstonville, Suburb / Locality

Where Alstonville sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 Alstonville — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Alstonville2.3
2477, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Alstonville are smaller than usual, with just 2.3 people per house compared to 2.6 in New South Wales. This is driven by the fact that 32% of households are for one person, while 37.7% house two people.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.0% ▲ +7.5%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.8%
  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 32.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Alstonville, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 16.4% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. In terms of family types, couples with children are the most common group at 47%.

16.4% ▲ +7.3%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.3%
  • 2016: 15.5%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Alstonville, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (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 Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10046/alstonville/topic/family-households