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.
Castle Cove · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Castle Cove — higher than 81% of areas.
| Castle Cove | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2069, NSW | 2.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
15.6% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Castle Cove, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (16%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Castle Cove, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
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