Huonbrook · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Huonbrook

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Huonbrook are occupied by just one person. This makes it a very different place compared to the national average, with small households and a high proportion of people living alone defining the local landscape.

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📍 Huonbrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Huonbrook sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 Huonbrook — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Huonbrook2.1
2482, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 45.5% of residents live alone, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 25%. This helps explain why the typical home in Huonbrook holds only 2.1 people, a little below the national figure of 2.5.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

45.5% ▲ +51.9%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 43.8%
  • 2021: 45.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Huonbrook, the largest group is 1 person at 50%, followed by 2 people (30%) and 3 people (10%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.6% of the local total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Couples without children are the most common family type at 48.2%.

19.6% ▼ -28.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 41.7%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Huonbrook, the largest group is Couples without children at 50%, followed by Couples with children (30%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 Huonbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11969/huonbrook/topic/family-households