2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Point Piper · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Point Piper
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small household sizes are a standout feature of Point Piper, where the typical home holds just 2.2 people. This is lower than most areas and sits below the national figure of 2.5. The area is largely made up of two-person homes and single-person households.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 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 Point Piper — lower than 76% of areas.
| Point Piper | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2027, NSW | 2.0 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person homes are the most common at 43.2%, while 26.7% of people live alone. This rate of single-person households is higher than most areas and slightly above the New South Wales figure of 25.0%.
26.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Point Piper, the largest group is 2 people at 44%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 46.3% of families, followed closely by couples without children at 41.1%. One-parent families account for 12.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
12.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Point Piper, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (41%) and One-parent families (13%).
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 Point Piper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13245/point-piper/topic/family-households