2.3 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
North Star · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in North Star
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of people live alone in North Star, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This trend toward smaller households is a standout feature of the area. While many homes are small, a large portion of families here still have children.
2.3
▼ -11.5%
- 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 Star — lower than 71% of areas.
| North Star | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 2408, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in North Star holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. About 31.1% of households are for one person, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
31.1% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In North Star, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 5 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up only 2.4% of the total, which is far below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 57.1% having children and 33.3% without.
2.4% ▼ -54.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In North Star, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 36%.
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 Star [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13018/north-star/topic/family-households