3.2 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Riverview
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 74.2% of all families in Riverview, making it a standout area for family living. Most homes here are larger than the national average, reflecting a community where few people live by themselves.
3.2
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- 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 Riverview — higher than 89% of areas.
| Riverview | 3.2 |
|---|---|
| 2066, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Riverview typically hold 3.2 people, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.5. Only 10.1% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across the country.
10.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Riverview splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (27%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families account for 8.8% of the total, which is well below the national average of 14.1%. The vast majority of families are couples with children, representing 74.2% of the local breakdown.
8.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Riverview, Couples with children is the majority at 74%; Couples without children is next at 17%.
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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13385/riverview/topic/family-households