3.0 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maxwell · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Maxwell
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements have become the norm in Maxwell, where the typical home holds 3 people. This is much higher than most other areas, reflecting a community dominated by family groups rather than individuals.
3.0
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- 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 Maxwell — higher than 86% of areas.
| Maxwell | 3.0 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 12.5% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. Half of all households consist of two people, while about 21% have five people living there.
12.5% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Maxwell, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 3 people (20%) and 5 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is central here, with couples with children making up 60.8% of the total. Only 5.4% of families are one-parent households, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 14%.
5.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maxwell, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Maxwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12537/maxwell/topic/family-households