Pine Ridge · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pine Ridge

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than most similar areas define Pine Ridge, where the typical home holds 2.9 people. This is a family-focused community with very few people living alone and a high proportion of parents raising children.

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📍 Pine Ridge, Suburb / Locality

Where Pine Ridge sits — Average household size

2.9 ▲ +26.1%
  • 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 Pine Ridge — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pine Ridge2.9
2343, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, household sizes are much higher than in most areas. This is reflected in the fact that only 11.5% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 ▲ +26.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

11.5% ▼ -59.4%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pine Ridge splits fairly evenly between 2 people (25%) and 5 people (25%), with 4 people at 21%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Three out of four families here are couples with children. This strong family presence is matched by a low rate of one-parent families, at 8.3%, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.

8.3% ▲ +35.7%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pine Ridge, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 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 Pine Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13228/pine-ridge/topic/family-households