2.1 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Eveleigh · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Eveleigh
How families and households are made up across the area.
A huge 39.9% of families in Eveleigh are one-parent families, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out as a place with very few large households and a high number of people living by themselves.
2.1
▼ -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 Eveleigh — lower than 81% of areas.
| Eveleigh | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2015, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Small households are the norm here, with a typical home holding just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most areas, and it's reflected in the 34.7% of people who live alone, which is well above the national figure.
34.7% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Eveleigh splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 4 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 39.9% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. Couples with children account for another 32.6% of families in the area.
39.9% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Eveleigh, the largest group is One-parent families at 40%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and Couples without children (26%).
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 Eveleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11474/eveleigh/topic/family-households