2.7 ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Salt Ash · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Salt Ash
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over half of all families in Salt Ash are couples with children, making it a primary hub for family living. This trend is reflected in the low number of people living alone and a typical home size that is slightly larger than the national figure.
2.7
▼ -3.6%
- 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 Salt Ash — higher than 71% of areas.
| Salt Ash | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 2318, NSW | 2.8 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Salt Ash holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 19.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and national averages.
19.1% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Salt Ash, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (20%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 55.4% of families, while couples without children account for 29.6%. One-parent families represent 14.1% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
14.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Salt Ash, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 30%.
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 Salt Ash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13482/salt-ash/topic/family-households