3.3 → 0.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3
- 2016: 3.5
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Auburn
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than three people typically live in each home in Auburn, a figure well above the national average of 2.5. This makes it one of the most crowded areas for housing in the region. High numbers of larger households define the local living patterns.
3.3
→ 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 Auburn — higher than 91% of areas.
| Auburn | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2144, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.6% of people live alone, which is much lower than the 25.6% seen across Australia. This explains why the typical home is larger, with 11.7% of households containing six or more people.
16.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Auburn splits fairly evenly between 2 people (22%) and 3 people (19%), with 4 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 64.4%, while one-parent families account for 12.4%. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the New South Wales average.
12.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Auburn, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10107/auburn/topic/family-households