Rydalmere · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Rydalmere

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 65.8% of families in Rydalmere, making it the most common family type here. This is a place where homes are often crowded, with more people living under one roof than in most similar areas.

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Where Rydalmere sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Rydalmere — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Rydalmere2.8
2116, NSW 2.8
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Rydalmere holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.5. About 22.7% of residents live alone, which is a little below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.7% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 22.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Rydalmere splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 1 person (23%), with 4 people at 19%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 14.0% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.

14.0% ▼ -14.8%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Rydalmere, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; Couples without children is next at 19%.

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 Rydalmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13468/rydalmere/topic/family-households