Come By Chance · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Come By Chance

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 73.5% of families in Come By Chance, the most common household type in the area. This creates a family-focused environment where homes are much larger than the national average.

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📍 Come By Chance, Suburb / Locality

Where Come By Chance sits — Average household size

3.4 ▲ +36.0%
  • 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 Come By Chance — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Come By Chance3.4
2832, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Come By Chance are crowded compared to other areas, with 3.4 people per home. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

3.4 ▲ +36.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Come By Chance, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 4 people (27%) and 5 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 12.2% of the total, which is a little below the state and national figures. Other families include couples without children, who account for another 12.2%.

12.2% ▲ —

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 17.7%
  • 2021: 12.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Come By Chance, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 13%.

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 Come By Chance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10993/come-by-chance/topic/family-households