2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Emu Plains · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Emu Plains
How families and households are made up across the area.
Most homes in Emu Plains are occupied by families with children, making it a residential hub for larger households. About 60% of families here include children, and the typical home hosts 2.6 people. This is higher than the usual number for many similar areas.
2.6
→ 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 Emu Plains — higher than 57% of areas.
| Emu Plains | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2750, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. About 24.6% of residents live alone, a rate that is about the same as both the state and national figures.
24.6% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Emu Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 59.8% of families in Emu Plains. One-parent families represent 14.5% of the total, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.
14.5% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Emu Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11421/emu-plains/topic/family-households