Avondale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Avondale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Avondale are couples with children, making it the most common family type in the area. Most households are small, with about 2.4 people per home, which is around the same as the national figure.

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📍 Avondale, Suburb / Locality

Where Avondale sits — Average household size

2.4
  • 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 Avondale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Avondale2.4
2530, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes here hold about 2.4 people, and about 25.6% of the population live alone. These figures are around the middle for similar areas and align closely with the state and national averages.

2.4

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.6%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.4%
  • 2021: 25.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Avondale, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 18.5% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This is much higher than most other similar areas.

18.5%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.6%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Avondale, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10117/avondale/topic/family-households