2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Silverwater · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Silverwater
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high number of single-parent families is the standout feature of Silverwater today. While household sizes remain typical for the region, the area has a much higher proportion of one-parent families than most other parts of the country.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Silverwater — lower than 57% of areas.
| Silverwater | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2264, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Silverwater houses 2.4 people, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. Roughly a quarter of all households consist of a single person living alone.
25.0% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Silverwater, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (23%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 17.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most other families are couples, with 46.2% having children and 38.2% without.
17.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Silverwater, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (37%) and One-parent families (17%).
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 Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13561/silverwater/topic/family-households