East Jindabyne · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in East Jindabyne

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in East Jindabyne than in the rest of Australia. This is a family-focused area where nearly 65% of families are couples with children, creating a community with larger households than most similar places.

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📍 East Jindabyne, Suburb / Locality

Where East Jindabyne sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 East Jindabyne — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
East Jindabyne2.7
2627, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most areas, with a typical 2.7 people per household. This is reflected in the low 20.3% of people living alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.3% ▲ +11.5%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In East Jindabyne, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 8.2% of the local total, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14%. Most families are couples, with 64.9% raising children and 26.7% without.

8.2% ▼ -1.9%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.3%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In East Jindabyne, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 East Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11355/east-jindabyne/topic/family-households