2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Calliope · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Calliope
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 70% of families in Calliope include children, making it a place where family life is very central. While many homes are large, there is also a surprising number of people living on their own compared to other areas.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Calliope — higher than 76% of areas.
| Calliope | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2462, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Calliope holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. Interestingly, 30% of people live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages.
30.0% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Calliope, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 69.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.6%, which is a little below the national and state figures.
11.6% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Calliope, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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 Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10758/calliope/topic/family-households