Greenlands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Greenlands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Large households are a defining feature of Greenlands, where the typical home holds 3.3 people. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community with high numbers of people living together under one roof.

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📍 Greenlands, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenlands sits — Average household size

3.3 —
  • 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 Greenlands — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Greenlands3.3
2631, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Greenlands are much more crowded than in other areas. With 3.3 people per home, the count is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.6.

Household size

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In Greenlands, 4 people is the majority at 58%; 2 people is next at 42%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single parents make up 30% of families here, which is far above the 14.1% national average. Most families are couples with children, who account for 60% of the total.

Family composition

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In Greenlands, the largest group is Couples with children at 50%, followed by Couples without children (25%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Greenlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11772/greenlands/topic/family-households