Martindale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Martindale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are more common in Martindale than in most similar areas. With 63.8% of families being couples with children, the typical home here is busier and more crowded than the national average.

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📍 Martindale, Suburb / Locality

Where Martindale sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +16.7%
  • 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 Martindale — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Martindale2.8
2328, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Martindale holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas. This is reflected in the fact that fewer people live alone here compared to the rest of Australia.

2.8 ▲ +16.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.0% ▼ -24.0%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.0%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Martindale, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 3 people (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 8.0% of the total, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages. Most families are couples, with 63.8% having children and 26.8% without.

8.0% ▲ +12.6%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Martindale, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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 Martindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12520/martindale/topic/family-households