Crestwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Crestwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

A very high number of people living alone defines the household makeup of Crestwood. While over half of the families here include children, the overall typical home is smaller than in most other areas.

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📍 Crestwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Crestwood sits — Average household size

2.2 → 0.0%
  • 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 Crestwood — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crestwood2.2
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Nearly 39% of people in Crestwood live alone, a figure far above the national average of 25.6%. Because of this, the typical home has 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

39.0% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.4%
  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 39.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Crestwood, the largest group is 1 person at 39%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 53.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14%.

15.2% ▼ -5.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 16.4%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crestwood, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Crestwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11116/crestwood/topic/family-households