3.0 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Dharruk · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Dharruk
How families and households are made up across the area.
A much higher rate of one-parent families than the state average defines the home life in Dharruk. While typical Australian households have about 2.5 people, homes here are larger with a typical size of 3.0 people.
3.0
▼ -6.3%
- 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 Dharruk — higher than 86% of areas.
| Dharruk | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2770, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Dharruk are more crowded than most areas, with 3.0 people per home compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at just 18.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.
18.8% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Dharruk, the largest group is 2 people at 28%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.7% of the community, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 60.2% of the total.
21.7% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Dharruk, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; One-parent families is next at 22%.
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 Dharruk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11250/dharruk/topic/family-households