2.3 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Derriwong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Derriwong
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Derriwong, where homes typically hold fewer people than in most other areas. With just 2.3 people per home, the area is a little below the national figure of 2.5.
2.3
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- 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 Derriwong — lower than 71% of areas.
| Derriwong | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2877, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here is smaller than those in most other areas, with 2.3 people per household. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
Household size
View on map →In Derriwong, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 5 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children make up over half of the area at 51.5%. One-parent families account for 12.1%, which is a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
12.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Derriwong, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 19%.
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 Derriwong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11245/derriwong/topic/family-households