South Albury · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Albury

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far more people live alone in South Albury than in most similar areas, with 52% of households consisting of just one person. This has made the area's typical home size much smaller than the state and national figures. It is a place where single-person living is the dominant trend.

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Where South Albury sits — Average household size

1.8 ▼ -5.3%
  • 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 South Albury — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Albury1.8
2640, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes here are small, with only 1.8 people per household, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 2.6. This is because 52% of residents live alone, a rate far above the national average of 25.6%.

1.8 ▼ -5.3%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9
  • 2016: 1.9
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

52.0% ▲ +6.3%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 48.9%
  • 2016: 51.1%
  • 2021: 52.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In South Albury, 1 person is the majority at 52%; 2 people is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 20.3% of the total, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Other family types include couples with children at 40.7% and couples without children at 34.8%.

20.3% ▼ -9.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 19.2%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In South Albury, the largest group is Couples with children at 41%, followed by Couples without children (35%) and One-parent families (20%).

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 South Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13589/south-albury/topic/family-households