Normanhurst · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Normanhurst

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 71.2% of families in Normanhurst, making it a primary hub for family living. This is a place where homes are larger than usual, with nearly three people living in the typical household. This trend is driven by a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Normanhurst, Suburb / Locality

Where Normanhurst sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +3.6%
  • 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 Normanhurst — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Normanhurst2.9
2076, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Normanhurst has a much higher household size than most areas. Only 17.2% of people live alone, which is well below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +3.6%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.2% ▼ -22.9%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 20.8%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Normanhurst splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (25%), with 3 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families make up 8.8% of the total, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and lower than in most other similar areas.

8.8% ▼ -14.3%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 8.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Normanhurst, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 Normanhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12986/normanhurst/topic/family-households