Denham Court · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Denham Court

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge shift in household makeup has seen Denham Court become a hub for larger families. The area now sees far more people living in each home than is typical for Australia, with the usual home holding 3.2 people.

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📍 Denham Court, Suburb / Locality

Where Denham Court sits — Average household size

3.2 → 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 Denham Court — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Denham Court3.2
2565, NSW 3.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Crowded homes are common here, with 3.2 people per dwelling, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 12.4%, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 25%.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.4% ▼ -18.4%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Denham Court splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 73.5%. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 7.8%, a figure that is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

7.8% ▼ -8.6%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Denham Court, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 18%.

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 Denham Court [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11237/denham-court/topic/family-households