Hoskinstown · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Hoskinstown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer than one in five people live alone in Hoskinstown, making it an area where most residents share their homes. This trend is clear in the family makeup, where about 64% of households consist of couples with children.

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📍 Hoskinstown, Suburb / Locality

Where Hoskinstown sits — Average household size

2.7 ▼ -6.9%
  • 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 Hoskinstown — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hoskinstown2.7
2621, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are slightly larger than the national figure, with a typical size of 2.7 people. Only 19.1% of households are single-person homes, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.7 ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.1% ▲ +3.0%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.6%
  • 2016: 19.7%
  • 2021: 19.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Hoskinstown, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.1% of the community, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages. Most families are couples, with 64.2% raising children and 30.3% without.

9.1% ▲ +68.2%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hoskinstown, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 29%.

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 Hoskinstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11951/hoskinstown/topic/family-households