2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Picton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Picton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger homes are the norm in Picton, where 2.8 people typically share a residence. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a community where fewer people live alone and families tend to stay together.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 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 Picton — higher than 76% of areas.
| Picton | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2571, NSW | 3.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 20.5% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
20.5% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Picton, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 63.6% of families in Picton. One-parent families account for 11.7%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 14%.
11.7% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Picton, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13212/picton/topic/family-households