Central Colo · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Central Colo

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are the norm in Central Colo, where an unusual 89.7% of families consist of couples with children. This creates a home environment that is much busier than the state average, with typical houses holding significantly more people.

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📍 Central Colo, Suburb / Locality

Where Central Colo sits — Average household size

3.4
  • 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 Central Colo — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Central Colo3.4
2756, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.4 people per home, Central Colo has some of the highest household sizes across similar areas. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

3.4

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Central Colo, 6 or more is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 44%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families here are almost exclusively couples with children, which helps explain why there are far fewer one-parent families (0.0%) than the 14.1% seen across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Central Colo, Couples with children is the majority at 100%.

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 Central Colo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10873/central-colo/topic/family-households