2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Failford · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost half of all families in Failford are couples without children. This small community has a mix of household types, with a typical home holding 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Failford — lower than 71% of areas.
| Failford | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two people live in over half of all homes, while 23.8% of residents live alone. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 25%.
2.3 ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
23.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Failford, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (10%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 43.2% of families. One-parent families are much less common here at 8.7%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
8.7% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Failford, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Failford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11479/failford/topic/family-households