Silverdale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Silverdale

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much larger households than the state average define Silverdale, where the typical home holds 3.3 people. This area is heavily focused on family life, with a very low number of people living alone compared to the rest of Australia.

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Where Silverdale sits — Average household size

3.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 Silverdale — higher than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Silverdale3.3
2752, NSW 3.1
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are much larger than usual, with 3.3 people per dwelling compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 9.4% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.

3.3 → 0.0%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3
  • 2016: 3.3
  • 2021: 3.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

9.4% ▲ +5.7%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 8.7%
  • 2021: 9.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Silverdale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (28%) and 4 people (24%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are the norm here, with 71.5% being couples with children. One-parent families make up only 7.6% of the total, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 14.0%.

7.6% ▲ +4.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Silverdale, Couples with children is the majority at 71%; Couples without children is next at 21%.

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 Silverdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13559/silverdale/topic/family-households