Silverwater · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Silverwater

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Silverwater holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. This reflects a community where larger households are more common than the national figure. Most residents live in family settings, with couples with children making up the largest group.

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📍 Silverwater, Suburb / Locality

Where Silverwater sits — Average household size

2.7 —
  • 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 — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Silverwater2.7
2128, NSW 2.7
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 23.2% of people live alone, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 25%. While 28.9% of homes contain two people, larger households are common, with 15.6% of homes holding four people.

2.7 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

23.2% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.9%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Silverwater, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (20%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 63.4%. One-parent families account for 13.3% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.

13.3% —

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Silverwater, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 22%.

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/SAL13562/silverwater/topic/family-households