Charmhaven · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Charmhaven

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 24% of families in Charmhaven are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This gap defines the local family landscape, where one-parent homes are much more common than in most other parts of New South Wales.

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Where Charmhaven sits — Average household size

2.6 → 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 Charmhaven — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Charmhaven2.6
2263, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 2.6 people live in the typical home, which is higher than most areas and roughly the same as the national figure. Roughly one quarter of residents live alone, while 34.4% of households consist of two people.

2.6 → 0.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▼ -1.3%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.1%
  • 2016: 23.6%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Charmhaven, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 23.6% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Nearly half of all families are couples with children, and 26.6% are couples without children.

23.6% ▼ -7.7%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.5%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 23.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Charmhaven, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (27%) and One-parent families (24%).

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 Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10888/charmhaven/topic/family-households