Holsworthy · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Holsworthy

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people share a home in Holsworthy than in the rest of the country. This is a place of large households, where 3.2 people typically live under one roof, compared to a national figure of 2.5. These high numbers are driven by a strong presence of families with children.

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📍 Holsworthy, Suburb / Locality

Where Holsworthy sits — Average household size

3.2 → 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 Holsworthy — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Holsworthy3.2
2173, NSW 3.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 10.1%, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia. This explains why the area has some of the highest numbers of people per home, with 28.7% of households containing four people.

3.2 → 0.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.1% ▲ +4.6%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Holsworthy, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 2 people (23%) and 3 people (21%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 74.6%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 10.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.9% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Holsworthy, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; Couples without children is next at 14%.

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 Holsworthy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11933/holsworthy/topic/family-households