Neilrex · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Neilrex

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in Neilrex than in most similar areas, with only 11.1% of households consisting of a single person. This creates a residential profile where most people live in pairs or larger groups, with the typical home holding 2.7 people.

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📍 Neilrex, Suburb / Locality

Where Neilrex sits — Average household size

2.7
  • 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 Neilrex — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Neilrex2.7
2831, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The area has a very low rate of single-person homes compared to the New South Wales figure of 25%. More than half of all households consist of two people, while 14.8% contain four people.

2.7

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.1%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Neilrex, 2 people is the majority at 68%; 4 people is next at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 51.4% of families here, while one-parent families are much less common than in most areas. At 4.3%, this is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

4.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 4.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Neilrex, Couples with children is the majority at 51%; Couples without children is next at 38%.

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 Neilrex [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12928/neilrex/topic/family-households