Cross Roads · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cross Roads

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger than typical households have become a defining feature of Cross Roads since 2011. The area now sees 3.2 people per home, a figure that stands among the highest for similar areas.

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📍 Cross Roads, Suburb / Locality

Where Cross Roads sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Cross Roads — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cross Roads3.2
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 3.2 people per home, households here are well above the Australian figure of 2.5. This is also a little above the New South Wales average of 2.6.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Cross Roads, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples with children at 57%, ahead of Couples without children (21%).

Family composition

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In Cross Roads, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Cross Roads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11127/cross-roads/topic/family-households