Fullerton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fullerton

How families and households are made up across the area.

A much higher proportion of people live alone in Fullerton than in the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area is mostly made up of small households, with the typical home holding only 2.3 people.

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📍 Fullerton, Suburb / Locality

Where Fullerton sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Fullerton — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fullerton2.3
2583, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33.3% of people here live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.3 people, a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 33.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Fullerton, 2 people is the majority at 60%; 1 person is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families are completely absent here, a figure far below the 14.1% national average. Most families consist of couples, with 56.1% having no children and 39% having children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fullerton, Couples without children is the majority at 59%; Couples with children is next at 41%.

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 Fullerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11577/fullerton/topic/family-households