2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Fernvale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Fernvale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Fernvale are couples with children, reflecting a community where larger households are common. The area is notably family-focused, with a much lower rate of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Fernvale — higher than 76% of areas.
| Fernvale | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Fernvale are typically larger than in most areas, with an average of 2.8 people per household. This is reflected in the fact that only 16.1% of people live alone, a figure well below the national average of 25.6%.
16.1% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Fernvale, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (19%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 20.1% of the total, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples with children are the most common family type at 55.9%.
20.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Fernvale, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without 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 Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11514/fernvale/topic/family-households