2.7 ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camberwell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Camberwell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households and a high number of single parents shape daily life in Camberwell. The area is mostly made up of families, with 44.4% of homes consisting of couples with children.
2.7
▲ +8.0%
- 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 Camberwell — higher than 71% of areas.
| Camberwell | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Camberwell typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 25.8% of households consist of a single person, a figure roughly in line with the state and national averages.
25.8% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Camberwell splits fairly evenly between 3 people (29%) and 2 people (26%), with 1 person at 23%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest for areas of this type.
23.6% ▲ +59.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Camberwell, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (25%) and One-parent families (25%).
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 Camberwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10761/camberwell/topic/family-households