Jerrys Plains · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jerrys Plains

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family life in Jerrys Plains has remained steady since 2011, though it is now a place where few people live alone. Most households are larger than the national norm, with a strong presence of couples raising children together.

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📍 Jerrys Plains, Suburb / Locality

Where Jerrys Plains sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 Jerrys Plains — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jerrys Plains2.7
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Typical homes in Jerrys Plains hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 19.5% of people live alone, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.5% ▲ +24.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.7%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jerrys Plains, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (21%) and 1 person (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family structures are dominated by couples with children, who make up 65.7% of the area. In contrast, one-parent families account for only 9.0%, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

9.0% ▼ -7.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 12.6%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jerrys Plains, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Jerrys Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12030/jerrys-plains/topic/family-households