2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Darlington Point · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Darlington Point
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people live alone in Darlington Point, a figure well above the national average. This high rate of single-person households contributes to a smaller typical home size compared to the rest of the state. The area also has a notably high proportion of one-parent families.
2.3
▼ -8.0%
- 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 Point — lower than 71% of areas.
| Darlington Point | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2706, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Darlington Point holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Single-person households are common, making up 32.3% of the area, while two-person homes are the most frequent at 39.2%.
32.3% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Darlington Point, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.7% of the total, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%. Other family types include couples with children, who represent 44.8% of families, and couples without children at 31.9%.
22.7% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Darlington Point, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (22%).
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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11216/darlington-point/topic/family-households