Campbelltown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Campbelltown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much higher rates of single-person living and one-parent families mark the social landscape of Campbelltown. This area stands out from most similar places due to its high proportion of people living alone and a strong presence of single-parent households.

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📍 Campbelltown, Suburb / Locality

Where Campbelltown sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Campbelltown — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Campbelltown2.4
2560, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 32.5% of people in Campbelltown live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as the state and national figures.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.5% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.9%
  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 32.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Campbelltown splits fairly evenly between 1 person (33%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.3% of the area, a figure well above the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples with children, accounting for 54.4% of the total.

19.3% ▼ -5.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 20.6%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Campbelltown, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10779/campbelltown/topic/family-households