Camden Head · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Camden Head

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller living arrangements define daily life in Camden Head, where the typical home holds just two people. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community with a high number of small households and couples without children.

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📍 Camden Head, Suburb / Locality

Where Camden Head sits — Average household size

2.1 → 0.0%
  • 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 Camden Head — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Camden Head2.1
2443, NSW 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 2.1 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is reflected in the fact that 28.4% of people live alone, a rate well above the state average.

2.1 → 0.0%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.4% ▲ +26.7%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.4%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Camden Head, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up over half of all families (51.3%). Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 8.7%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.7% ▼ -6.5%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Camden Head, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (39%) and One-parent families (8%).

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 Camden Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10770/camden-head/topic/family-households