Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ellerslie

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few changes have hit the home lives of residents in Ellerslie since 2011. The area remains a quiet residential spot where the typical household size is 2.5 people, matching the national figure.

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📍 Ellerslie, Suburb / Locality

Where Ellerslie sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +4.2%
  • 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 Ellerslie — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ellerslie2.5
2648, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.5 people per home, Ellerslie is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This is around the middle when compared to similar areas.

2.5 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ellerslie, the largest group is 2 people at 50%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 5 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

No one-parent families live here, which is far below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 43.6% having no children and 28.2% raising children.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ellerslie, Couples without children is the majority at 61%; Couples with children is next at 39%.

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 Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11406/ellerslie/topic/family-households