Craven · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Craven

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Craven have remained steady over the last decade, with households typically housing 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure, reflecting a community where small to mid-sized homes are the norm.

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📍 Craven, Suburb / Locality

Where Craven sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Craven — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Craven2.3
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 20.0% of people live alone, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 42.5% of all households.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▼ -33.8%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.2%
  • 2016: 15.2%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Craven, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (29%) and 1 person (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 47.9%. One-parent families account for 11.0%, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

11.0% ▼ -47.7%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.0%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Craven, the largest group is Couples with children at 47%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (11%).

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 Craven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11107/craven/topic/family-households