Freemans Waterhole · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Freemans Waterhole

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all homes in Freemans Waterhole are occupied by just one person, creating a residential landscape far different from the state average. This high number of single-person households means the area is much less crowded than typical Australian suburbs. Only 2.2 people live in the usual home here.

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📍 Freemans Waterhole, Suburb / Locality

Where Freemans Waterhole sits — Average household size

2.2 —
  • 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 Waterhole — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Freemans Waterhole2.2
2323, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Half of the population live alone, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home size is only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

50.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44.2%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Freemans Waterhole, the largest group is 1 person at 43%, followed by 2 people (25%) and 4 people (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 70.9% of the group. However, one-parent families represent 15.2% of the total, which is a little above the national average of 14.1%.

15.2% —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 15.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Freemans Waterhole, Couples with children is the majority at 72%; One-parent families is next at 15%.

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 Waterhole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11568/freemans-waterhole/topic/family-households