Nundle · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Nundle

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far higher share of people live alone in Nundle than across the rest of the state. With 43.4% of households consisting of just one person, the area has a much smaller typical household size than the national figure.

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Where Nundle sits — Average household size

2.0 ▼ -4.8%
  • 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 Nundle — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Nundle2.0
2340, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Nundle has 2.0 people, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is driven by the fact that 43.4% of homes are one-person households, among the highest levels seen in similar areas.

2.0 ▼ -4.8%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

43.4% ▲ +19.1%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.5%
  • 2016: 40.3%
  • 2021: 43.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Nundle, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (32%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 17.8% of the total, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types include couples with children (44.6%) and couples without children (34.6%).

17.8% ▲ +45.8%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.2%
  • 2016: 16.8%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Nundle, the largest group is Couples with children at 45%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (18%).

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 Nundle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13054/nundle/topic/family-households