2.7 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Middle Arm · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Middle Arm
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up the largest group of families in Middle Arm, representing 58.2% of the area. This community is characterized by larger living arrangements and very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
2.7
▲ +3.8%
- 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 Middle Arm — higher than 71% of areas.
| Middle Arm | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Middle Arm holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. This is reflected in the low number of people living alone, at 16.7%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
16.7% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Middle Arm, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 3 people (17%) and 1 person (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with couples and children are common here, while one-parent families make up 9.5% of the total. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
9.5% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Middle Arm, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 33%.
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 Middle Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12610/middle-arm/topic/family-households