Davistown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Davistown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 29% of people in Davistown live alone, which is a well above the national figure. This means more than a quarter of households are single-person homes, while the rest of the area is mostly made up of couples with children.

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📍 Davistown, Suburb / Locality

Where Davistown sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Davistown — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Davistown2.4
2251, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36.3% of all homes.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.5%
  • 2016: 29.5%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Davistown, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of families are couples with children, while 34.2% are couples without children. One-parent families make up 12.0% of the total, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.

12.0% ▼ -24.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.9%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Davistown, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Davistown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11223/davistown/topic/family-households