Riverlea · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Riverlea

How families and households are made up across the area.

Fewer people share a roof in Riverlea than in almost any similar area. This small community is marked by very small household sizes, with a typical home holding just 1.8 people.

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📍 Riverlea, Suburb / Locality

Where Riverlea sits — Average household size

1.8 —
  • 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 Riverlea — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Riverlea1.8
2850, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 1.8 people per home, households here are much smaller than the same figure for New South Wales (2.6) and Australia (2.5).

1.8 —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Riverlea, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (30%) and 3 people (25%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

The most common family composition is Couples without children at 65%, ahead of Couples with children (24%).

Family composition

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In Riverlea, Couples without children is the majority at 73%; Couples with children is next at 27%.

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 Riverlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13381/riverlea/topic/family-households