North Arm · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Arm

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define North Arm, where the typical home holds nearly three people. This is a family-heavy place where very few people live on their own.

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📍 North Arm, Suburb / Locality

Where North Arm sits — Average household size

2.8 —
  • 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 North Arm — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Arm2.8
2484, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home has 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure. Only 14.6% of residents live alone, a result that is far below the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.8 —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.6% —

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Arm, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 19.8% of the area, which is well above both the state and national figures of around 14%. Nearly half of all families here are couples with children.

19.8% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Arm, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (19%).

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 North Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12988/north-arm/topic/family-households