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.
Henty · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Henty — lower than 76% of areas.
| Henty | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2658, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
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.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
34.0% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Henty, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 1 person (33%) and 3 people (8%).
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.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Henty, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (15%).
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