Henty · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Henty

How families and households are made up across the area.

A high proportion of people living alone has shaped the domestic landscape of Henty since the last census. This is a place where small households are common, and over a third of all homes are occupied by just one person.

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📍 Henty, Suburb / Locality

Where Henty sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -4.3%
  • 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 Henty — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Henty2.2
2658, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Single-person homes are much more common here than in most areas, making up 34% of all households. This helps explain why the typical home in Henty holds only 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.2 ▼ -4.3%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.0% ▲ +0.2%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.9%
  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 34.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Henty, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up nearly half of all families at 48.4%, while one-parent families account for 14.7%. This last figure is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales average.

14.7% ▲ +9.7%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Henty, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).

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 Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11899/henty/topic/family-households