Raymond Terrace · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Raymond Terrace

How families and households are made up across the area.

Single-parent households are far more common in Raymond Terrace than in other parts of the country. This area sees a high number of one-parent families, making up 26.1% of the total, which is well above the national figure.

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📍 Raymond Terrace, Suburb / Locality

Where Raymond Terrace sits — Average household size

2.5 ▼ -3.8%
  • 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 Raymond Terrace — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Raymond Terrace2.5
2324, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.3% of residents live alone, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales average. Most homes here house two people (32.7%), with a typical household size of 2.5 people.

2.5 ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.3% ▲ +14.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 16%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 26.1% of the total, which is far above the 14.1% national average. This is a significant trend for the area, where couples with children are the most common family type at 48.9%.

26.1% ▲ +10.2%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Raymond Terrace, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by One-parent families (26%) and Couples without children (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 Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13340/raymond-terrace/topic/family-households