Countegany · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Countegany

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small home sizes define daily life in Countegany, where just 2.1 people live in the typical home. This is much lower than most other areas and sits below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Countegany, Suburb / Locality

Where Countegany sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Countegany — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Countegany2.1
2630, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Countegany is smaller than usual, with 2.1 people per dwelling. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national average of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Countegany splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 3 people (38%), with 1 person at 25%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Families with children make up 52.9% of the area, while 35.3% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 8.8% of the total, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

8.8%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Countegany, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Countegany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11089/countegany/topic/family-households