2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Emu Heights
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households are common in Emu Heights compared to most similar areas. This is a family-heavy community where the typical home holds nearly three people, making it stand out from the state and national norms.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 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 Emu Heights — higher than 81% of areas.
| Emu Heights | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2750, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.9 people per home, households here are a little larger than the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is reflected in the fact that only 16.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.
16.2% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emu Heights, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 66.1%. One-parent families account for 12.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
12.3% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emu Heights, 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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/family-households