3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Edgeroi · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a defining feature of Edgeroi, where the number of people per home is among the highest for similar areas. With 3.1 people in the typical home, the community has a strong family focus and far fewer people living alone than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Edgeroi — higher than 88% of areas.
| Edgeroi | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2390, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
The typical home in Edgeroi holds 3.1 people, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.5. Only 20.8% of people live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across the country.
3.1 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
20.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Edgeroi splits fairly evenly between 4 people (25%) and 1 person (21%), with 3 people at 21%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.3% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. These families sit alongside couples with children, who make up 59.4% of the area's family structures.
20.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Edgeroi, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Edgeroi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11383/edgeroi/topic/family-households