2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Colyton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Colyton
How families and households are made up across the area.
One-parent families make up 23.2% of the community in Colyton, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-parent homes. Most households here are larger than in other similar areas, with families forming the core of the neighbourhood.
2.8
▼ -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 Colyton — higher than 76% of areas.
| Colyton | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2760, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Colyton are typically larger than in most other areas, with an average of 2.8 people per dwelling. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia, where the figure is 25.6%.
21.8% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Colyton, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is diverse, with 56.5% of households being couples with children. The proportion of one-parent families is among the highest for similar areas and sits 9.1 percentage points above the Australian figure.
23.2% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Colyton, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; One-parent families is next at 23%.
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 Colyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10987/colyton/topic/family-households