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Family & Households in Green Point

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes are a key feature of Green Point, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is lower than most similar areas and sits slightly below the national figure. Most homes here are occupied by couples, with few large families compared to other regions.

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Where Green Point 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 Green Point — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Green Point2.2
2428, NSW 2.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About half of all homes in Green Point house just two people, while 23.5% are people living alone. This result is around the middle for similar areas and slightly below the New South Wales average of 25%.

2.2 —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.5% —

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.0%
  • 2021: 23.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Green Point, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 24%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest group at 46.2%, followed closely by couples with children at 41.1%. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

12.0% —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Green Point, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (12%).

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 Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11761/green-point/topic/family-households