Skinners Shoot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Skinners Shoot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Zero one-parent families live in Skinners Shoot, making it a place where single-parent homes are far less common than in the rest of the country. This reflects a broader trend of larger, family-focused living across the area.

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📍 Skinners Shoot, Suburb / Locality

Where Skinners Shoot sits — Average household size

2.8 → 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 Skinners Shoot — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Skinners Shoot2.8
2481, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are larger than most, with a typical 2.8 people per household. This is partly because very few people live alone, at just 18.9%, which is well below the national figure.

2.8 → 0.0%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.8
  • 2016: 2.2
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

18.9% ▲ +32.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 34.2%
  • 2021: 18.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Skinners Shoot, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Half of all families are couples with children, while 44.7% are couples without. This creates a stark contrast to the state and national averages, as there are no one-parent families recorded here.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Skinners Shoot, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 47%.

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 Skinners Shoot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13571/skinners-shoot/topic/family-households