2.7 ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.0
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greenleigh · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Greenleigh
How families and households are made up across the area.
Far fewer people live alone in Greenleigh compared to the rest of the country, where only 14.9% of households are single-person. This area is dominated by family groups, with more than half of all homes including children. It is a place where most households are larger than the national typical.
2.7
▼ -12.9%
- 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 Greenleigh — higher than 71% of areas.
| Greenleigh | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes here hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, a figure that sits far below both the New South Wales and national rates.
14.9% ▲ +64.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greenleigh, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 3 people (19%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children make up the majority of the area at 58.1%. One-parent families are less common here than in most other areas, at 7.6%, which is well below the national and state figures.
7.6% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greenleigh, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 34%.
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 Greenleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11773/greenleigh/topic/family-households