Aylmerton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Aylmerton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Aylmerton has seen its household patterns shift over the last decade, with nearly 30% of homes now consisting of just one person. This is a higher proportion of single-person households than most similar areas, contributing to a smaller typical household size across the suburb.

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📍 Aylmerton, Suburb / Locality

Where Aylmerton sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -14.8%
  • 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 Aylmerton — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Aylmerton2.3
2575, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Fewer people live in each home here than in most other areas, with the typical household containing 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, and is reflected in the 29.5% of residents who live alone.

2.3 ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.5% ▲ +57.3%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 29.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Aylmerton, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About 40.6% of families in Aylmerton are couples with children, while 37.4% are couples without. One-parent families make up 12.3% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

12.3% ▼ -23.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Aylmerton splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 14%.

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 Aylmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10120/aylmerton/topic/family-households