Darbys Falls · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Darbys Falls

How families and households are made up across the area.

Smaller home sizes than most similar areas define Darbys Falls, where the typical household has just 2.2 people. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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Where Darbys Falls 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 Darbys Falls — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Darbys Falls2.2
2793, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Over half of all homes, 52%, are shared by two people, while 23.5% are occupied by someone living alone. These figures mean the typical household size is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.5% ▼ -11.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.6%
  • 2016: 20.2%
  • 2021: 23.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Darbys Falls, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 47%, while couples with children account for 38.7%. One-parent families make up 11%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.0% ▲ +39.6%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Darbys Falls, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with 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 Darbys Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11206/darbys-falls/topic/family-households