2.9 ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Buxton
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people are living in each home in Buxton than in most other areas, with a typical household size of 2.9 people. This shift toward larger homes is reflected in the low number of people living alone, making the area a strong hub for families.
2.9
▼ -3.3%
- 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 Buxton — higher than 81% of areas.
| Buxton | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 15.2% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this, Buxton has a typical household size of 2.9 people, a little above the New South Wales average of 2.6.
15.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Buxton, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63% of families here. One-parent families account for 14.2%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
14.2% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Buxton, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10724/buxton/topic/family-households