High Range · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in High Range

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 66.8% of families in High Range, marking it as a primary hub for larger households. The area is dominated by family groups, with a very low number of people living on their own compared to the rest of the country.

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Where High Range sits — Average household size

3.1 ▲ +3.3%
  • 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 High Range — higher than 88% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
High Range3.1
2575, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in High Range are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the low number of single-person households, at just 12.0%, far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.1 ▲ +3.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 3.0
  • 2021: 3.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

12.0% ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In High Range, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, accounting for 66.8% of the total. One-parent families make up 11.3%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

11.3% ▲ +182.2%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In High Range, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

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 High Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11907/high-range/topic/family-households