2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Arncliffe · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Arncliffe
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Arncliffe have remained relatively steady over the last decade, with a strong presence of couples with children. Most homes here are larger than the national typical, often housing three or more people.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Arncliffe — higher than 71% of areas.
| Arncliffe | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2205, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Arncliffe holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Two-person households are the most common at 33.7%, while 22.6% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the national average.
22.6% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Arncliffe, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 58.1%. One-parent families represent 13.9% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales figure.
13.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Arncliffe, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Arncliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10087/arncliffe/topic/family-households