Hartley Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hartley Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all households in Hartley Vale are people living alone, which is far above the national figure. This creates a smaller typical household size compared to most other areas. It is a place where small, single-person homes are very common.

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📍 Hartley Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Hartley Vale 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 Hartley Vale — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hartley Vale2.2
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 2.2 people live in the typical home, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the 45.2% of residents who live alone, a rate among the highest for similar areas.

2.2

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.2%

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 45.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hartley Vale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (38%) and 1 person (36%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

About half of families here are couples without children, while 39.3% are couples with children. One-parent families make up 13.1% of the total, which is higher than most areas.

13.1%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 13.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hartley Vale, the largest group is Couples without children at 45%, followed by Couples with children (36%) 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 Hartley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11869/hartley-vale/topic/family-households