2.3 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Darlington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes have become more common in Darlington, where the typical home now holds just 2.3 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a shift toward smaller living arrangements in this inner-city pocket.
2.3
→ 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 Darlington — lower than 71% of areas.
| Darlington | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2008, NSW | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 29.5% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 35.4% of all homes.
29.5% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darlington, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most frequent family type at 52.1%. One-parent families make up 10.3% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
10.3% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darlington, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 36%.
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11215/darlington/topic/family-households