2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Castle Doyle · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people are living alone in Castle Doyle compared to previous years, contributing to larger home sizes. This area is dominated by family groups, with a very low number of single-person households and one-parent families.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Castle Doyle — higher than 76% of areas.
| Castle Doyle | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2350, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than in most areas, with a typical 2.8 people per dwelling. Only 11.3% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
11.3% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Castle Doyle, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 3 people (15%) and 5 people (15%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Most households are families, with 64.2% being couples with children. One-parent families make up only 5.1% of the total, a figure well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.
5.1% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Castle Doyle, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Castle Doyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10845/castle-doyle/topic/family-households