2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
South Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in South Maitland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 45% of people in South Maitland live alone, a figure far above the national average. This high number of single-person homes means the area has a much lower typical household size than most other places.
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 Maitland — lower than 81% of areas.
| South Maitland | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2320, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 44.7% of homes housing just one person, South Maitland has one of the highest rates of single-person households around. This helps explain why the typical home has only 2.1 people, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.6.
44.7% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In South Maitland, the largest group is 1 person at 46%, followed by 2 people (26%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 27% of the local total, a rate far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas, while couples with children account for 47.6% of families.
27.0% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In South Maitland, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by One-parent families (27%) and Couples without children (23%).
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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13607/south-maitland/topic/family-households