2.5 ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ettrick · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ettrick
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family sizes in Ettrick have remained steady over the last decade, with 2.5 people typically living in each home. The area is largely driven by family units, as very few residents live on their own compared to the rest of the country.
2.5
▼ -7.4%
- 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 Ettrick — higher than 50% of areas.
| Ettrick | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 16.4% of people in Ettrick live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%. Most homes are small to medium, with 49.1% of households containing two people.
16.4% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ettrick, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
More than half of families here are couples with children, making up 52.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 16.4% of households, which is much higher than most similar areas.
16.4% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ettrick, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 32%.
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 Ettrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11451/ettrick/topic/family-households