2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Croydon
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than six in ten households are couples with children in Croydon, making it a family-focused area. Most homes are larger than the national typical, with an average of 2.7 people living together. This high number of families helps explain why a smaller proportion of people live alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Croydon — higher than 71% of areas.
| Croydon | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2132, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Croydon hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 22.7% of people live alone, a figure slightly below the New South Wales average of 25%.
22.7% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Croydon, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.3% of families here. Single-parent families account for 12.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Croydon, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11135/croydon/topic/family-households