2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Freshwater
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household patterns in Freshwater have remained steady over the last decade, with the typical home now housing 2.5 people. This reflects a balanced mix of living arrangements that closely mirror both state and national trends.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Freshwater — higher than 50% of areas.
| Freshwater | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2096, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About a quarter of residents live alone, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 36.5% of the area.
24.9% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Freshwater, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 61.5%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most other areas, at just 9.1%, which is well below the Australian average.
9.1% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Freshwater, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/family-households