Holroyd · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Holroyd

How families and households are made up across the area.

More people are sharing homes in Holroyd than in most similar areas, with a typical household of 2.8 people. This is a family-focused area where two-thirds of households are couples with children, and far fewer people live alone compared to the national figure.

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Where Holroyd sits — Average household size

2.8 → 0.0%
  • 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 Holroyd — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Holroyd2.8
2142, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are more crowded than in most other areas, with 2.8 people per dwelling. Only 20.4% of people live alone, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.4% ▲ +7.2%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 20.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Holroyd, the largest group is 2 people at 26%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the largest group at 66%, while couples without children account for 22%. One-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%.

10.9% ▼ -20.9%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Holroyd, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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 Holroyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11932/holroyd/topic/family-households