Irvington · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Irvington

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few things have changed since 2011 in Irvington, where family life remains steady. The area is mostly made up of couples with children and a notable number of people living by themselves.

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📍 Irvington, Suburb / Locality

Where Irvington sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Irvington — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Irvington2.6
2470, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly 30% of households consist of one person, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.2%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Irvington splits fairly evenly between 2 people (35%) and 1 person (30%), with 4 people at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 62.3% of families here. One-parent families represent just 4.9% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14%.

4.9%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Irvington, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Irvington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11996/irvington/topic/family-households