Chilcotts Grass · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Chilcotts Grass

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family life in Chilcotts Grass has shifted over the last decade, with a strong focus on larger households. The area is now marked by a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Chilcotts Grass, Suburb / Locality

Where Chilcotts Grass sits — Average household size

2.8 ▼ -9.7%
  • 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 Chilcotts Grass — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Chilcotts Grass2.8
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 16.7% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.8 ▼ -9.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▲ +63.9%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Chilcotts Grass, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 3 people (23%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the community at 67.9%. One-parent families are rare here at just 3.8%, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

3.8% ▼ -66.0%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.3%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Chilcotts Grass, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Chilcotts Grass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10902/chilcotts-grass/topic/family-households