2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Saint Thomas · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Saint Thomas
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger living arrangements define daily life in Mount Saint Thomas, where homes typically hold more people than in most other similar areas. This is a family-heavy suburb, with 62.3% of households consisting of couples with children.
2.6
→ 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 Mount Saint Thomas — higher than 57% of areas.
| Mount Saint Thomas | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2500, NSW | 2.2 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
An average of 2.6 people live in each home, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.5. About 24.8% of residents live alone, a rate that is about the same as across New South Wales and Australia.
24.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Saint Thomas, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family groups are common here, though one-parent families make up 13.7% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.
13.7% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Saint Thomas, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Mount Saint Thomas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12802/mount-saint-thomas/topic/family-households