2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
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.
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.
| North Arm | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 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%.
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
View on map →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
View on map →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