2.4 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Jesmond · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Jesmond
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher proportions of single-person homes and one-parent families make Jesmond stand out from most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, there is a strong presence of people living alone. This mix creates a residential profile that differs significantly from the state and national averages.
2.4
▲ +4.3%
- 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 Jesmond — lower than 57% of areas.
| Jesmond | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2299, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 33.8% of homes are occupied by one person, a figure well above the national average of 25.6%. This high number of single-person households means the typical home size is 2.4 people, which is about the same as across New South Wales.
33.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Jesmond splits fairly evenly between 1 person (34%) and 2 people (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.4% of the area, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a much higher proportion than in most similar areas, while couples with children remain the largest group at 52.3%.
19.4% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Jesmond, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12032/jesmond/topic/family-households