2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Earlwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Earlwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 66% of families in Earlwood are couples with children, which is a standout feature of the local area. The neighbourhood is characterized by larger-than-usual households, where people are much more likely to live with others than in most similar areas.
2.8
→ 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 Earlwood — higher than 76% of areas.
| Earlwood | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2206, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Earlwood are typically crowded, with 2.8 people per home, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 19.2%, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
19.2% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Earlwood, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (20%) and 1 person (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is dominated by couples with children, who make up 65.9% of all families. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is slightly lower than the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
12.3% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Earlwood, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
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 Earlwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11346/earlwood/topic/family-households