North Avoca · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in North Avoca

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer people live alone in North Avoca compared to the national figure, where only 17.9% of households are single-person. This is a place where larger living arrangements are the norm, with the typical home housing 2.8 people.

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📍 North Avoca, Suburb / Locality

Where North Avoca sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 North Avoca — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
North Avoca2.8
2260, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than in most areas, with 2.8 people per household. This trend is reflected in the fact that nearly 22% of homes house four people, while the proportion of people living alone is well below the New South Wales figure.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

17.9% ▼ -1.2%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.2%
  • 2016: 16.6%
  • 2021: 17.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In North Avoca, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 4 people (22%) and 1 person (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 65.3%. This helps explain why one-parent families are much less common here than in the rest of Australia, accounting for just 8.0% of the total.

8.0% ▼ -22.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In North Avoca, Couples with children is the majority at 65%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12990/north-avoca/topic/family-households