Falconer · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Falconer

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 17.4% of families in Falconer are headed by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its family types, where larger households are more common than in most other regions.

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📍 Falconer, Suburb / Locality

Where Falconer sits — Average household size

2.9 —
  • 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 Falconer — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Falconer2.9
2365, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Falconer are more crowded than in most areas, with 2.9 people living in the typical house. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

2.9 —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Falconer, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.4% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples without children are the most common family type at 37.0%, followed by couples with children at 28.3%.

17.4% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Falconer, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (34%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Falconer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11489/falconer/topic/family-households