Huntingdon · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Huntingdon

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people are living alone in Huntingdon than in previous years, creating a community where larger households are now the norm. It is a family-focused area where the typical home holds 2.8 people, which is more than the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Huntingdon, Suburb / Locality

Where Huntingdon sits — Average household size

2.8
  • 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 Huntingdon — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Huntingdon2.8
2446, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 10.3% of residents live alone, a figure far below the 25.6% national average. This helps explain why the typical home is larger than most areas, with 31% of households containing two people.

2.8

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

10.3%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Huntingdon, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of the area at 56.9%. One-parent families account for 11.1% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Huntingdon, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; 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 Huntingdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11963/huntingdon/topic/family-households