Ashbury · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ashbury

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 68.5% of families in Ashbury, which is the most common home type here. This is a place where homes are typically crowded, with an average of 2.9 people per household.

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Where Ashbury sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -3.3%
  • 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 Ashbury — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ashbury2.9
2193, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, and only 15.4% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home size of 2.9 people is a little above the Australian average.

2.9 ▼ -3.3%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.4% ▲ +20.0%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ashbury, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 11.9% of the area, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages. Most other families consist of couples, with 18.8% having no children.

11.9% ▲ +10.5%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ashbury, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10094/ashbury/topic/family-households