Connells Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Connells Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Connells Point than in most similar areas. This is a family-focused suburb where a small number of people live alone and the typical household is larger than the national figure.

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📍 Connells Point, Suburb / Locality

Where Connells Point sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +6.9%
  • 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 Connells Point — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Connells Point3.1
2221, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 3.1 people per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 14.7% of people live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7% ▼ -12.6%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Connells Point splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 69.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.8%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.8% ▲ +5.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Connells Point, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Connells Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11013/connells-point/topic/family-households