Scotts Flat · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Scotts Flat

How families and households are made up across the area.

A far lower rate of single-person homes than the state average defines Scotts Flat. This small area is dominated by family units, with 55% of families being couples with children and almost no one living alone compared to national trends.

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📍 Scotts Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Scotts Flat sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 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 Scotts Flat — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Scotts Flat2.1
2330, NSW 2.6
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 2.1 people per household. This is a little below the national figure of 2.5, and only 14.3% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.3%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Scotts Flat, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 23%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family life is the norm here, as 100% of families are couples. There are no one-parent families, a figure far below both the New South Wales and national averages of around 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Scotts Flat, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 45%.

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 Scotts Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13522/scotts-flat/topic/family-households