2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Cleveland · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than the national average define Cleveland, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This trend is driven by a high proportion of families with children and a significant number of single-parent homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cleveland — higher than 81% of areas.
| Cleveland | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, Cleveland's households are much larger than most areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian figure of 2.5.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
In Cleveland, 1 person is the majority at 100%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20% of the area, which is well above the 14% seen across Australia and New South Wales. These homes, alongside couples with children who make up 40%, help explain why households here are larger than typical.
20.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Cleveland, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; One-parent families is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10929/cleveland/topic/family-households