Failford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Failford

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.

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📍 Failford, Suburb / Locality

Where Failford sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Failford — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Failford2.3
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.8% ▲ +8.2%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.0%
  • 2016: 27.8%
  • 2021: 23.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Failford, the largest group is 2 people at 49%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

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.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Failford, the largest group is Couples without children at 48%, followed by Couples with children (43%) and One-parent families (9%).

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 Failford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11479/failford/topic/family-households