Johns River · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Johns River

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-parent homes are much more common in Johns River than in most other areas, with 18.2% of families fitting this description. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most people here live in small households, with two-person homes being the most frequent.

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Where Johns River sits — Average household size

2.4 → 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 Johns River — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Johns River2.4
2443, NSW 2.0
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Johns River holds 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. About 25.2% of residents live alone, a rate that sits around the middle for similar areas.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

25.2% ▲ +0.1%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.2%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 25.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Johns River, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 41.1% of families, while couples without children account for 34.3%. One-parent families are notably more frequent here, sitting well above the state average by 4.2 percentage points.

18.2% ▲ +35.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 18.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Johns River, the largest group is Couples with children at 43%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 Johns River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12046/johns-river/topic/family-households