Greendale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greendale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Greendale than in the rest of the state, with 37.8% of households consisting of one person. This creates a distinct community profile where smaller living arrangements are common, and the typical home is smaller than the national figure.

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📍 Greendale, Suburb / Locality

Where Greendale 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 Greendale — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greendale2.3
2550, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The usual home in Greendale holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Over half of all households contain two people, while 37.8% are single-person homes, a result far above the New South Wales average.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.8%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.4%
  • 2021: 37.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Greendale, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (34%) and 4 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 48.7% of families here. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Greendale, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 46%.

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 Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11764/greendale/topic/family-households