Attunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Attunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live alone in Attunga than in most similar areas. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure, a large number of residents live by themselves.

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📍 Attunga, Suburb / Locality

Where Attunga sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Attunga — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Attunga2.5
2345, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 26.6% of people here live alone, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 38.3% of all households.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.6% ▲ +51.8%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 26.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Attunga, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the biggest group at 53.9%. One-parent families represent 13.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average.

13.1% ▲ +58.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Attunga, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 32%.

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 Attunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10106/attunga/topic/family-households