3.3 —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 3.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Richmond Vale · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Richmond Vale
How families and households are made up across the area.
Changing household patterns have shaped Richmond Vale, where homes are now much larger than the national figure. The area is defined by a mix of large family groups and a high number of people living alone. Most dwellings house at least two people, with the typical home holding 3.3 residents.
3.3
—
- 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 Richmond Vale — higher than 91% of areas.
| Richmond Vale | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| 2323, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Richmond Vale are crowded compared to the rest of the country, with 3.3 people per home. This is well above the national figure of 2.5, though 28.6% of households are still made up of people living alone.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Richmond Vale, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 6 or more (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here are couples with children, making up 57.8% of the total. Only 4.8% of families are headed by one parent, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
4.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Richmond Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 35%.
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 Richmond Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13378/richmond-vale/topic/family-households