South Littleton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Littleton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.4% of families in South Littleton, the most common household type here. However, the area has a much higher rate of people living alone than most other similar places. This mix means the typical home is smaller than the state and national figures.

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📍 South Littleton, Suburb / Locality

Where South Littleton sits — Average household size

2.3 → 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 South Littleton — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Littleton2.3
2790, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 37.4% of people here live alone, which is far above the national figure of 25.6%. Because of this high number of single-person homes, the typical household size is 2.3 people, a little below the Australian average of 2.5.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.4% ▲ +1.3%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 36.9%
  • 2016: 32.5%
  • 2021: 37.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In South Littleton, the largest group is 1 person at 36%, followed by 2 people (31%) and 4 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Family units are mostly couples, with 61.4% having children and 28.4% without. One-parent families make up 11.0% of the total, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

11.0% ▲ +83.6%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 13.6%
  • 2021: 11.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In South Littleton, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 28%.

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 Littleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13606/south-littleton/topic/family-households