Run-o-Waters · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Run-o-Waters

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than 61% of families in Run-o-Waters are couples with children. This makes the area a strong hub for families, where homes are typically larger than the national figure. Very few people live by themselves here compared to the rest of the country.

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Where Run-o-Waters sits — Average household size

2.9 → 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 Run-o-Waters — higher than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Run-o-Waters2.9
2580, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.9 people per home, Run-o-Waters has a much higher density per dwelling than most areas. Only 13.9% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.

2.9 → 0.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.9

Average number of people usually resident per household.

13.9% ▲ +162.7%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 13.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Run-o-Waters, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 4 people (17%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is dominated by couples, with 61.7% raising children and another 32.3% without. Only 5.2% are one-parent families, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14%.

5.2% ▼ -22.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.7%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Run-o-Waters, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Run-o-Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13455/run-o-waters/topic/family-households