2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Rutherford · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Rutherford
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Rutherford consist of couples with children, making it the most common family type in the area. This creates a community where larger households are typical, with an average of 2.6 people living in each home.
2.6
→ 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 Rutherford — higher than 57% of areas.
| Rutherford | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2320, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Rutherford typically hold 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 26.1% of households are people living alone, a figure that is slightly above the New South Wales average.
26.1% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Rutherford, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 21.1% of the total, a rate that is well above both the state and national figures. This is a much higher proportion than what is seen in most other similar areas.
21.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Rutherford, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Rutherford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13464/rutherford/topic/family-households