Runnyford · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Runnyford

How families and households are made up across the area.

Family structures in Runnyford have shifted over the last decade, with a now striking number of one-parent families. This area is quite different from the state average, as single parents make up 22.7% of families—well above the New South Wales figure of 14%. It is a place where small households are the norm.

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📍 Runnyford, Suburb / Locality

Where Runnyford sits — Average household size

2.0
  • 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 Runnyford — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Runnyford2.0
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Runnyford are smaller than usual, with only 2.0 people per home. This is well below the national figure of 2.5 and the New South Wales average of 2.6.

2.0

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 2.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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Runnyford splits fairly evenly between 1 person (50%) and 2 people (50%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples without children, while 36.4% are couples with children. One-parent families are very common here at 22.7%, which is much higher than the 14.1% seen across Australia.

Family composition

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In Runnyford, the largest group is Couples without children at 46%, followed by Couples with children (33%) and One-parent families (21%).

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 Runnyford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13457/runnyford/topic/family-households