Green Pigeon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Green Pigeon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 29% of people in Green Pigeon live alone, which is well above the national figure. This high number of single-person homes means that Green Pigeon generally has smaller households than most other areas.

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📍 Green Pigeon, Suburb / Locality

Where Green Pigeon sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Green Pigeon — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Green Pigeon2.3
2474, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here has 2.3 people, a little below the New South Wales average of 2.6. Two-person households are the most common, making up 40.9% of all homes.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.8% ▲ +51.1%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 34.4%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Green Pigeon, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 43.8% of families in the area, while couples without children account for 40.9%. One-parent families make up 13.1%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Australian average.

13.1% ▼ -14.4%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Green Pigeon splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (45%) and Couples without children (42%), with One-parent families at 13%.

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 Green Pigeon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11759/green-pigeon/topic/family-households