South Durras · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Durras

How families and households are made up across the area.

Much smaller households than most similar areas define South Durras, where the typical home holds only 2.1 people. This is a little below both the state and national figures, reflecting a community where two-person homes are the most common arrangement.

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📍 South Durras, Suburb / Locality

Where South Durras sits — Average household size

2.1 ▼ -8.7%
  • 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 South Durras — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Durras2.1
2536, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About half of all homes in South Durras house two people, while 24.1% are single-person households. This rate of people living alone is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 25%.

2.1 ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.1% ▼ -26.3%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In South Durras, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 26%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up the largest family group at 55.8%, while 33.8% are couples with children. One-parent families account for 11.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.

11.3% ▲ +41.3%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 11.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In South Durras, Couples without children is the majority at 55%; Couples with children is next at 33%.

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 Durras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13596/south-durras/topic/family-households