Hollisdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hollisdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live in each home in Hollisdale than in most similar areas. This is a small community where the typical home holds just 2.1 people, a figure that sits below both the state and national averages.

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📍 Hollisdale, Suburb / Locality

Where Hollisdale sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Hollisdale — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hollisdale2.1
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 35% of residents live alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This high number of single-person households helps explain why the typical home size is small, with 55% of households consisting of just two people.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

35.0%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hollisdale, 2 people is the majority at 61%; 1 person is next at 39%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life here is dominated by couples, while one-parent families are completely absent. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and is much lower than most other areas.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hollisdale, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 47%.

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 Hollisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11929/hollisdale/topic/family-households