Caffreys Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Caffreys Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

About 30.4% of people in Caffreys Flat live alone, which is well above the national figure. This sparsity is reflected in the typical home, where only 2.1 people live—much lower than in most other similar areas.

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📍 Caffreys Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Caffreys Flat sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Caffreys Flat — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Caffreys Flat2.1
2424, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are common here, with 30.4% of people living alone, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This helps explain why the usual household size of 2.1 people is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 1.7
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▲ +2.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Caffreys Flat, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 5 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 43.2%, while 36.4% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 11.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.4% ▲ +132.1%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Caffreys Flat, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (40%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Caffreys Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10745/caffreys-flat/topic/family-households