Castle Cove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Castle Cove

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much lower rate of people living alone than the national figure defines the household landscape in Castle Cove. This is a family-oriented area where the typical home holds 2.9 people, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian averages.

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Where Castle Cove sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Castle Cove — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Castle Cove2.9
2069, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With only 15.6% of people living alone, this figure is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the 2.9 people per home is much higher than in most other areas.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.6% ▲ +8.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Castle Cove, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 71.3%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 8.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

8.0% ▲ +13.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Castle Cove, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Castle Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10844/castle-cove/topic/family-households