Jiggi · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jiggi

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Jiggi compared to the rest of the country, with only 19.9% of households consisting of a single person. This makes the area stand out as a place where most residents live in shared homes or as part of a family unit.

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📍 Jiggi, Suburb / Locality

Where Jiggi sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Jiggi — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jiggi2.5
2480, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Jiggi holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Two-person households are the most common, making up 34.6% of all homes.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.9% ▼ -8.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.7%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jiggi, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Over half of families here are couples with children (51.2%). One-parent families make up 15.4% of the total, which is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.

15.4% ▲ +7.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jiggi, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 34%.

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 Jiggi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12035/jiggi/topic/family-households