South Windsor · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in South Windsor

How families and households are made up across the area.

More than half of all families in South Windsor are couples with children. This is a place where family structures vary widely, with a notably high number of single parents compared to the rest of the country.

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Where South Windsor sits — Average household size

2.5 → 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 Windsor — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
South Windsor2.5
2756, NSW 2.9
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 29.4% of people live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home here has 2.5 people, a size that is about the same as the state and national averages.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

29.4% ▲ +12.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.2%
  • 2016: 28.4%
  • 2021: 29.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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South Windsor splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 18%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 24.6% of the total, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type at 52.3%, while 21.9% are couples without children.

24.6% ▼ -11.6%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.8%
  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In South Windsor, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; One-parent families is next at 25%.

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 Windsor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13617/south-windsor/topic/family-households