Annandale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Annandale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in Annandale than in most other areas, with 31.5% of households consisting of just one person. This contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Annandale sits — Average household size

2.3 ▲ +4.5%
  • 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 Annandale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Annandale2.3
2038, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Annandale holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the high number of single-person homes, while two-person households are the most common at 33.2%.

2.3 ▲ +4.5%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

31.5% ▲ +2.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 30.2%
  • 2021: 31.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Annandale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59% of local families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.3% of the total, which is well below the 14.1% national figure.

9.3% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 9.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Annandale, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

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 Annandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10062/annandale/topic/family-households