Erina · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Erina

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high number of people living alone shapes daily life in Erina, where 41.7% of households consist of just one person. This trend makes the area stand out as a place with many single-occupancy homes compared to other similar regions.

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📍 Erina, Suburb / Locality

Where Erina sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -4.5%
  • 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 Erina — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Erina2.1
2250, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Erina is much smaller than in most areas, with only 2.1 people per household. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, as 41.7% of residents live alone—a figure far above the Australian average of 25.6%.

2.1 ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

41.7% ▲ +8.3%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.5%
  • 2016: 41.1%
  • 2021: 41.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Erina, the largest group is 1 person at 41%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 4 people (9%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 47.8% of families here, while 38.9% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12.6%, which is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the national figure.

12.6% ▲ +1.9%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 12.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Erina, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (13%).

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 Erina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11436/erina/topic/family-households