Foxground · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Foxground

How families and households are made up across the area.

Foxground is a small community where home life differs from similar areas, especially with a total absence of one-parent families. The area is mostly made up of couples, with a typical household size of 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Foxground, Suburb / Locality

Where Foxground sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -4.0%
  • 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 Foxground — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Foxground2.4
2534, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common here at 41.8%. This helps explain why only 20.9% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.

2.4 ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.9% ▲ +37.6%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 23.5%
  • 2021: 20.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Foxground, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (17%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples make up every family in the area, split almost evenly between those with children (47.2%) and those without (52%). There are no one-parent families here, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Foxground, Couples without children is the majority at 52%; Couples with children is next at 48%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Foxground [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11561/foxground/topic/family-households