Asquith · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Asquith

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-thirds of all families in Asquith are couples with children, making it a strong hub for family life. This focus on families is reflected in the local housing, where fewer people live alone compared to both the state and national figures.

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📍 Asquith, Suburb / Locality

Where Asquith sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -3.6%
  • 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 Asquith — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Asquith2.7
2077, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often fuller than in most areas, with a typical size of 2.7 people. Only 19% of households consist of a single person, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -3.6%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.0% ▲ +0.9%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.9%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Asquith, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 66.6% of families, while couples without children account for 21.8%. One-parent families represent 10.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.

10.9% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 9.9%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Asquith, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Asquith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10104/asquith/topic/family-households