2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Carool · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Carool
How families and households are made up across the area.
Few things have shifted in the way people live in Carool since 2011, with the area remaining a stable residential pocket. Most homes are occupied by families, and the typical household size of 2.5 people mirrors the national figure.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Carool — higher than 50% of areas.
| Carool | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2486, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 22% of people in Carool live alone, which is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 39% of all households.
22.0% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Carool, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 4 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.5% of the community, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average of 14%. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.
21.5% ▲ +100.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Carool, Couples with children is the majority at 50%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 Carool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10821/carool/topic/family-households