Royalla · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Royalla

How families and households are made up across the area.

A huge gap exists between Royalla and the rest of the country, where homes are far more crowded than the national figure. This is a place where large households dominate, with 3.4 people per home compared to the Australian typical of 2.5.

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📍 Royalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Royalla sits — Average household size

3.4 ▼ -2.9%
  • 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 Royalla — higher than 93% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Royalla3.4
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Very few people live alone here, at just 7.9%, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why households are so large, with 21.9% of homes containing five or more people.

3.4 ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5
  • 2016: 3.4
  • 2021: 3.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

7.9% ▲ +14.1%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Royalla, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 3 people (19%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most homes are family-based, and 69.4% are couples with children. One-parent families make up only 7.2% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

7.2% ▲ +34.6%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 7.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Royalla, Couples with children is the majority at 70%; Couples without children is next at 23%.

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 Royalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13449/royalla/topic/family-households