Howell · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Howell

How families and households are made up across the area.

Half of all families in Howell are couples without children, making them the most common household type. This area has a notably high rate of single-parent families, while the typical home holds fewer people than the national average.

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📍 Howell, Suburb / Locality

Where Howell sits — Average household size

2.3
  • 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 Howell — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Howell2.3
2360, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Howell are smaller than most, with a typical 2.3 people per dwelling. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Howell, 2 people is the majority at 100%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 25% of the community, a figure that is far above the national and state averages of around 14%. The rest of the families are split between couples without children (50%) and couples with children (25%).

25.0%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Howell, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (25%) and One-parent families (25%).

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 Howell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11954/howell/topic/family-households