Crosslands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Crosslands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Crosslands than in most other Australian areas, with only 15.9% of households consisting of one person. This contributes to a larger typical home size, where 2.8 people live per dwelling, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5.

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Where Crosslands sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Crosslands — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Crosslands2.8
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often larger than in other areas, with 41.1% of households housing two people and 18.7% housing four. This is consistent with the fact that those living alone make up a much lower proportion of the population than the New South Wales average.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

15.9% ▲ +6.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 15.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Crosslands, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of all families in Crosslands are couples with children, making up 55.5% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.8%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average.

13.8% ▲ +44.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.6%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Crosslands, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Crosslands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11128/crosslands/topic/family-households