Hanwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hanwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people share a home in Hanwood than in most similar areas. The typical household here has 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This reflects a community where large family groups are common.

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📍 Hanwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Hanwood sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Hanwood — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hanwood2.8
2680, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 33% of homes are shared by two people, while 21.7% are single-person households. This last figure is well below the 25.6% national average, meaning fewer people live alone here than across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.7% ▲ +7.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.2%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 21.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hanwood, the largest group is 2 people at 33%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 61.7%. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

11.3% ▲ +46.4%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.7%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hanwood, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11857/hanwood/topic/family-households