2.4 ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Deer Vale · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 39% of people in Deer Vale live alone, which is far above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes creates a unique household mix for the area, though the typical home still houses around 2.4 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Deer Vale — lower than 57% of areas.
| Deer Vale | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2453, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person households make up 38.5% of the area, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%. Despite this, the typical number of people per home is 2.4, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4 ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
38.5% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Deer Vale, the largest group is 1 person at 38%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 4 people (19%).
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families are couples with children, while one-parent families make up 15.7% of the total. This is a little above the Australian average of 14.1% and is much higher than in most similar areas.
15.7% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Deer Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Deer Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11234/deer-vale/topic/family-households