Saumarez · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Saumarez

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.

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📍 Saumarez, Suburb / Locality

Where Saumarez sits — Average household size

2.2
  • 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 Saumarez — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Saumarez2.2
2350, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

19.4%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 19.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Saumarez, 2 people is the majority at 57%; 1 person is next at 17%.

Families

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.

  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Saumarez, Couples without children is the majority at 53%; Couples with children is next at 41%.

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 Saumarez [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13509/saumarez/topic/family-households