# Family & Households — Hoskinstown

How families and households are made up across the area.

Area: Hoskinstown (Suburb / Locality)

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.

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.

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.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Average household size | 2.7 | -6.9% since 2011 |
| One-parent families | 9.1% | +68.2% since 2011 |
| People living alone | 19.1% | +3.0% since 2011 |

**Family composition** — Couples with children 64.2%, Couples without children 30.3%, One-parent families 9.1%

**Household size** — 2 people 27.9%, 1 person 19.1%, 3 people 16.2%, 4 people 13.2%, 6 or more 7.4%, 5 people 5.9%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11951/hoskinstown/topic/family-households