Redfern · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Redfern

How families and households are made up across the area.

A shift toward smaller living arrangements has seen Redfern become a place where many people live alone. The typical home now holds just 1.9 people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This trend is driven by a high number of single-person households.

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Where Redfern sits — Average household size

1.9 → 0.0%
  • 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 Redfern — lower than 89% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Redfern1.9
2016, NSW 1.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 42.4% of Redfern residents live alone, a figure far above the Australian average of 25.6%. Because of this, the area has much lower occupancy per home than most other areas.

1.9 → 0.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 1.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

42.4% ▲ +3.5%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.0%
  • 2016: 39.0%
  • 2021: 42.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Redfern, the largest group is 1 person at 42%, followed by 2 people (36%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up half of all families here at 50.4%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for 9.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

9.9% ▼ -25.1%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Redfern, Couples without children is the majority at 50%; Couples with children is next at 37%.

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 Redfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13352/redfern/topic/family-households