Davidson · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Davidson

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than seven out of ten families in Davidson include children, creating a neighbourhood where large households are the norm. This is a family-focused area where very few people live alone, making it stand out from both state and national patterns.

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📍 Davidson, Suburb / Locality

Where Davidson sits — Average household size

3.1 → 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 Davidson — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Davidson3.1
2085, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are busier than usual, with 3.1 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 9.2%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 → 0.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.1
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.2% ▲ +2.2%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Davidson splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 4 people (29%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 71.1% of households. One-parent families account for only 7.7% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

7.7% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Davidson, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Davidson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11221/davidson/topic/family-households