New Italy · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in New Italy

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all households in New Italy are couples with children. This makes the area stand out as a strong family hub, though there is also a notably high number of people living alone compared to similar places.

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Where New Italy sits — Average household size

2.6 ▲ +13.0%
  • 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 New Italy — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
New Italy2.6
2472, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home here holds 2.6 people, which is about the same as the national figure. Around 27.9% of households are people living alone, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales average.

2.6 ▲ +13.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.9% ▲ +13.8%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.5%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 27.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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New Italy splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is common here, with 57.5% of homes being couples with children. One-parent families make up 15.6% of the total, which is much higher than most similar areas.

15.6% ▼ -11.2%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.6%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 15.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In New Italy, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 New Italy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12950/new-italy/topic/family-households