2.2 → 0.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Geneva · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Geneva
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 32% of people in Geneva live alone, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its high number of single-person households, contributing to a smaller typical home size than most other places.
2.2
→ 0.0%
- 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 Geneva — lower than 76% of areas.
| Geneva | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Geneva typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This is driven by a high proportion of single-person homes, with 32.5% of residents living alone.
32.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Geneva, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 42%.
18.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Geneva splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (41%) and Couples without children (38%), with One-parent families at 18%.
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 Geneva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11603/geneva/topic/family-households