2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 1.7
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Porters Retreat · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Porters Retreat
How families and households are made up across the area.
Just 6.3% of families in Porters Retreat are led by a single parent, a figure that is well below the national average. This is a small, quiet area where most homes are occupied by couples, and far fewer people live alone compared to the rest of the state.
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 Porters Retreat — lower than 76% of areas.
| Porters Retreat | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here typically hold 2.2 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. Only 19.2% of residents live alone, a rate well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
19.2% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Porters Retreat, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 28%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 56.3%, while 37.5% are couples with children. The proportion of one-parent families is much lower than in most other areas.
6.3% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Porters Retreat, Couples without children is the majority at 56%; Couples with children is next at 38%.
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 Porters Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13261/porters-retreat/topic/family-households