Evans Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Evans Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people live in each home in Evans Plains than in most similar areas. This is a place where over half of families have children, and the typical household size of 2.7 people is slightly higher than the national figure.

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📍 Evans Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Evans Plains sits — Average household size

2.7 ▲ +12.5%
  • 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 Evans Plains — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Evans Plains2.7
2795, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.1% of people here live alone, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. However, homes are generally larger than in most areas, with 40.4% of households containing two people.

2.7 ▲ +12.5%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.1% ▲ +19.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.5%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 28.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Evans Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up only 7.1% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 58.2% raising children and 34% without children.

7.1% ▲ —

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 12.3%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Evans Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Evans Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11473/evans-plains/topic/family-households