Huntleys Cove · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Huntleys Cove

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small households are the norm in Huntleys Cove, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community dominated by couples and those living alone.

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📍 Huntleys Cove, Suburb / Locality

Where Huntleys Cove sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Huntleys Cove — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Huntleys Cove2.2
2111, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Two-person homes are the most common at 45.5%, which helps explain why the number of people per home is lower than most areas. About 24.5% of people live alone, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.5% ▲ +1.0%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.2%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Huntleys Cove, the largest group is 2 people at 46%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Nearly half of families here are couples with children (46.2%), while 41.6% are couples without. One-parent families make up 11.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.5% ▲ +35.8%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Huntleys Cove splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (46%) and Couples without children (41%), with One-parent families at 11%.

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 Huntleys Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11967/huntleys-cove/topic/family-households