Clifton Grove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Clifton Grove

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Clifton Grove than in most similar areas, with a typical household of 3.1 people. This is a family-focused community where very few people live on their own, and single-parent homes are much rarer than the national figure.

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📍 Clifton Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Clifton Grove sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +3.3%
  • 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 Clifton Grove — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Clifton Grove3.1
2800, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household compared to 2.5 nationally. Only 9.5% of people live alone, which is far below the Australian figure of 25.6%.

3.1 ▲ +3.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.5% ▲ +18.4%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 9.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Clifton Grove, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 64.9% of the local families. One-parent families are much less common here at 6.4%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

6.4% ▲ +0.7%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 6.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Clifton Grove, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Clifton Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10933/clifton-grove/topic/family-households