Southampton · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Southampton

How families and households are made up across the area.

Very few one-parent families live in Southampton, making it stand out from most similar areas. The community is split evenly between couples with and without children, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.

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📍 Southampton, Suburb / Locality

Where Southampton sits — Average household size

2.6 ▼ -16.1%
  • 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 Southampton — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Southampton2.6
2460, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Southampton holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian totals.

2.6 ▼ -16.1%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Southampton, 2 people is the majority at 64%; 3 people is next at 36%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

No one-parent families were recorded here, a figure far below the 14% seen across New South Wales and Australia. Instead, the area is evenly divided between couples with children (45.2%) and those without (45.2%).

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Southampton splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (50%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Southampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13619/southampton/topic/family-households