2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Canyonleigh · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Canyonleigh
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 6.5% of families in Canyonleigh are headed by a single parent, which is much lower than most similar areas. This small community is mostly made up of family homes, with very few people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 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 Canyonleigh — higher than 71% of areas.
| Canyonleigh | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 19.5% of residents live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Canyonleigh, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the majority of families at 56.1%. The proportion of one-parent families is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
6.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Canyonleigh, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Canyonleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10798/canyonleigh/topic/family-households