2.6 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shadforth · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Shadforth
How families and households are made up across the area.
Family structures in Shadforth have remained steady since 2011, with the area now defined by a very low number of people living alone. Most homes here are occupied by families, with a typical household consisting of 2.6 people.
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 Shadforth — higher than 57% of areas.
| Shadforth | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 10.3% of people live alone in Shadforth, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%. This is among the lowest rates for any similar area, while 41% of homes are shared by two people.
10.3% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shadforth, the largest group is 2 people at 40%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (10%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up just 6.1% of the total, a figure well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most households are couples, with 59.8% having children and 42.7% without.
6.1% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shadforth, Couples with children is the majority at 55%; Couples without children is next at 39%.
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 Shadforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13536/shadforth/topic/family-households