Freemans Reach · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Freemans Reach

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Freemans Reach, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This is a family-heavy suburb where few people live alone compared to the state and national figures.

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📍 Freemans Reach, Suburb / Locality

Where Freemans Reach sits — Average household size

2.9 ▼ -6.5%
  • 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 Freemans Reach — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Freemans Reach2.9
2756, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home here is a little larger than the Australian figure, with 2.9 people per dwelling. Only 17.9% of residents live alone, which is well below the 25.6% national average.

2.9 ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9% ▲ +20.3%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.9%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Freemans Reach, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 64.9%. One-parent families account for 9.8%, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

9.8% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Freemans Reach, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 Freemans Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11567/freemans-reach/topic/family-households