Blighty · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Blighty

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a common sight in Blighty, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where few people live on their own.

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📍 Blighty, Suburb / Locality

Where Blighty sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Blighty — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Blighty2.8
2713, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 20.7% of residents live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. The most common home size is two people at 32.8%, though 17.2% of households contain five people.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.7% ▲ +18.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.5%
  • 2016: 21.8%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Blighty, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 5 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of families here at 65.8%. In contrast, one-parent families represent 10.5% of the total, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14%.

10.5% ▲ +274.7%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Blighty, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Blighty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10411/blighty/topic/family-households