Londonderry · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Londonderry

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live in each home in Londonderry than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy place where the typical home holds 3.3 people, well above the national figure of 2.5. Consequently, very few people here live by themselves.

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📍 Londonderry, Suburb / Locality

Where Londonderry sits — Average household size

3.3 → 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 Londonderry — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Londonderry3.3
2753, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.3% of residents live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home is so crowded, with 3.3 people per dwelling compared to 2.6 across New South Wales.

3.3 → 0.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3% ▲ +1.5%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.1%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Londonderry splits fairly evenly between 2 people (26%) and 4 people (21%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are run by couples with children, who make up 65.1% of families. One-parent families account for 13.5%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.

13.5% ▲ +12.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Londonderry, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12384/londonderry/topic/family-households