1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 1.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darling Point · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 40% of people in Darling Point live alone, which is far above the national figure. This makes it a place of small households, where the typical home holds fewer than two people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Point — lower than 89% of areas.
| Darling Point | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| 2027, NSW | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
With 38.2% of people living alone, Darling Point has a much higher rate of single-person homes than most areas. Consequently, the usual home size is just 1.9 people, which is well below the Australian average of 2.5.
1.9 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.2% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Darling Point splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 11%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest family group at 47.8%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 11.1%, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.
11.1% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Darling Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Darling Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11212/darling-point/topic/family-households