2.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Empire Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Empire Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are more common in Empire Vale than in most similar areas. Family life is central here, with nearly two-thirds of households consisting of couples with children. This creates a community where people per home is higher than the national figure.
2.7
→ 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 Empire Vale — higher than 71% of areas.
| Empire Vale | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. Fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of the country, with only 21.7% of households being single-person homes.
21.7% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Empire Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 62.7% of the area, while one-parent families are much less common here at 8.5%. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
8.5% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Empire Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
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 Empire Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11419/empire-vale/topic/family-households