Jones Island · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jones Island

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Jones Island than in most similar areas. This is a place where households tend to be larger, with over half of all families consisting of couples raising children.

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📍 Jones Island, Suburb / Locality

Where Jones Island 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 Jones Island — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jones Island2.6
2430, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Only 16% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

16.0%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jones Island, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 22%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 52.7% of families here. One-parent families account for 9.1%, which is well below the 14.1% national average and lower than most similar areas.

9.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jones Island, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 37%.

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 Jones Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12049/jones-island/topic/family-households