Darling Point · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Darling Point

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.

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Where Darling Point sits — Average household size

1.9 → 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 Darling Point — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Darling Point1.9
2027, NSW 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

38.2% ▼ -11.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43.0%
  • 2016: 37.7%
  • 2021: 38.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Darling Point splits fairly evenly between 2 people (41%) and 1 person (38%), with 3 people at 11%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Darling Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (40%) 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 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