Farringdon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Farringdon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes have become a defining feature of Farringdon since 2011. The area now sees far fewer people living in each home compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Farringdon, Suburb / Locality

Where Farringdon sits — Average household size

1.6
  • 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 Farringdon — lower than 97% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Farringdon1.6
2622, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With just 1.6 people per home, Farringdon has one of the lowest rates of this kind in the region. This is well below the Australian typical of 2.5 and far below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

1.6

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Farringdon, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 42%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 92%, ahead of Couples with children (33%).

Family composition

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In Farringdon, Couples without children is the majority at 73%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Farringdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11497/farringdon/topic/family-households