Carinda · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Carinda

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 32% of households in Carinda are people living alone, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This creates a distinct social landscape where single-person homes are common, though the typical home still holds about 2.4 people.

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📍 Carinda, Suburb / Locality

Where Carinda sits — Average household size

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 Carinda — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Carinda2.4
2831, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person households make up 32.1% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. While many live alone, the overall household size is about the same as the rest of New South Wales, with 2.4 people per home.

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.

32.1% ▲ +37.2%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.4%
  • 2016: 37.7%
  • 2021: 32.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Carinda splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (31%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 69.3% of the total. In contrast, one-parent families are very rare at just 3%, which is far below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

3.0% ▼ -82.4%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.9%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 3.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Carinda, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Carinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10813/carinda/topic/family-households