Engadine · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Engadine

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly three people live in the typical home in Engadine, making it a place with larger households than most. This high number is driven by a strong presence of families with children and far fewer people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Engadine, Suburb / Locality

Where Engadine sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Engadine — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Engadine2.9
2233, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Just 16.7% of people live alone here, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are larger than usual, with 30.9% housing two people and 22.7% housing four.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.7% ▲ +8.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.5%
  • 2016: 15.9%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Engadine, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the local landscape at 67.3%. One-parent families account for 11.1%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

11.1% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Engadine, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; 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 Engadine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11425/engadine/topic/family-households