Jordan Springs · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jordan Springs

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people live alone in Jordan Springs than in most similar areas, making it a place where large households are the norm. The typical home holds 3.2 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5.

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📍 Jordan Springs, Suburb / Locality

Where Jordan Springs sits — Average household size

3.2
  • 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 Jordan Springs — higher than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jordan Springs3.2
2747, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are often crowded, with 3.2 people per dwelling and only 9.8% of people living alone—a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25%. About 26% of households contain four people.

3.2

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.2
  • 2021: 3.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.8%

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.1%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Jordan Springs splits fairly evenly between 4 people (26%) and 2 people (24%), with 3 people at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 72.6% of the total. One-parent families account for 11.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.0%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jordan Springs, Couples with children is the majority at 73%; Couples without children is next at 15%.

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 Jordan Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12050/jordan-springs/topic/family-households