Castlecrag · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Castlecrag

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are a defining feature of Castlecrag, where the typical home holds 3.0 people. This is a family-focused area where very few people live alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Castlecrag, Suburb / Locality

Where Castlecrag sits — Average household size

3.0 → 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 Castlecrag — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Castlecrag3.0
2068, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With a typical household size of 3.0 people, Castlecrag is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 11.1%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1% ▼ -14.7%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 11.6%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Castlecrag, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (24%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families here at 71.1%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for only 7.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

7.1% ▲ +12.8%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.3%
  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Castlecrag, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Castlecrag [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10848/castlecrag/topic/family-households