2.3 ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.6
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Methul · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Methul
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes define daily life in Methul, where the typical home holds just 2.3 people. This is lower than the national figure of 2.5, reflecting a community where many residents live independently or in small pairs.
2.3
▼ -17.9%
- 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 Methul — lower than 71% of areas.
| Methul | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2701, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Living alone is much more common here than in most areas, with 31.8% of households consisting of one person. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%, and 63.6% of homes are shared by two people.
31.8% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Methul, 2 people is the majority at 58%; 1 person is next at 29%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family structures here are very different from the national trend, with one-parent families at 0.0%, which is far below the Australian figure of 14.1%. Most families are couples, with 58.1% having no children and 44.2% with children.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Methul, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 43%.
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 Methul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12604/methul/topic/family-households