3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Calga · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Calga
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 60% of families in Calga consist of couples with children. This creates a community where homes are typically larger than elsewhere, with an average of 3.0 people per household.
3.0
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- 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 Calga — higher than 86% of areas.
| Calga | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Calga hold more people than most areas, with the typical household size slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Very few people live alone here, at just 12.8%, which is far below the Australian average of 25.6%.
12.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Calga, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (26%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families at 59.4%. One-parent families represent 15.1% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average.
15.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Calga, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Calga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10751/calga/topic/family-households