2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Saumarez · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Saumarez have shifted over the last decade to become more concentrated around couples. Most homes here now house two people, with a notably low number of residents living on their own compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Saumarez — lower than 76% of areas.
| Saumarez | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2350, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Two people live in 64.5% of homes, which helps explain why the typical home size of 2.2 people is a little below the national figure of 2.5. Only 19.4% of people live alone, a rate well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.2 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
19.4% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Saumarez, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 17%.
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up over half of all families at 55.6%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most areas, making up only 6.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
6.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Saumarez, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Saumarez [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13509/saumarez/topic/family-households