2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Essington · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Essington
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Essington have shifted since 2011, with a strong trend toward larger households. More than half of all families here are couples with children, contributing to a typical home size that is larger than in most similar areas.
2.7
—
- 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 Essington — higher than 71% of areas.
| Essington | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Essington holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. While about 24.2% of people live alone, nearly 40% of households consist of two people.
24.2% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Essington, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (25%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 51.9% of families, while those without children account for 40.5%. Only 3.8% are one-parent families, a figure far below the national average of 14.1%.
3.8% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Essington, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 42%.
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 Essington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11446/essington/topic/family-households