2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Candelo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Candelo
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher share of people live alone in Candelo compared to the rest of the country. This area sees 27.5% of households made up of single occupants, while the typical home holds 2.4 people.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Candelo — lower than 57% of areas.
| Candelo | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.5% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.5% of all homes.
27.5% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Candelo, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Half of all families are couples with children, while 14.6% are one-parent families. This share of single-parent homes is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
14.6% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Candelo, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Candelo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10787/candelo/topic/family-households