Seelands · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Seelands

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all families in Seelands are couples with children, making this the most common family type in the area. This trend contributes to homes being slightly larger than the national typical, with 2.6 people per household.

Open map →
📍 Seelands, Suburb / Locality

Where Seelands sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -13.3%
  • 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 Seelands — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Seelands2.6
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here house two people (41.2%), while those living alone make up 22.1% of the total. This last figure is well below the national average of 25.6%.

2.6 ▼ -13.3%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

22.1% ▲ +59.9%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 22.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

View on map →

In Seelands, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (16%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up 42.6% of families, and just 8.3% are one-parent families. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.

8.3% ▲ +26.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

View on map →

In Seelands, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (43%) and One-parent families (8%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Seelands

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Seelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13530/seelands/topic/family-households