2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cambridge Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Cambridge Gardens
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households have become more common in Cambridge Gardens since 2011. The area now sees 2.8 people per home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children living together.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Cambridge Gardens — higher than 76% of areas.
| Cambridge Gardens | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2747, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Cambridge Gardens holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure. Only 17.2% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
17.2% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Cambridge Gardens, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 58.4% of families here. One-parent families account for 16.8% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average of 14.1%.
16.8% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Cambridge Gardens, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Cambridge Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10766/cambridge-gardens/topic/family-households