2.2 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 1.9
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Faulkland · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Faulkland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Only 6.6% of families in Faulkland are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This small proportion of single-parent homes is a standout feature of the local family landscape.
2.2
▼ -15.4%
- 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 Faulkland — lower than 76% of areas.
| Faulkland | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Most homes here are small, with a typical size of 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. More than half of all households contain just two people.
22.0% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Faulkland, 2 people is the majority at 53%; 1 person is next at 21%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 44.7%, followed closely by couples with children at 39.5%. The low rate of one-parent families is much lower than in most other similar areas.
6.6% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Faulkland, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (43%) and One-parent families (7%).
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 Faulkland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11500/faulkland/topic/family-households