2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Speewa · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Speewa, where an average of 2.9 people live in each home. This is a family-heavy community with far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Speewa — higher than 81% of areas.
| Speewa | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| 2735, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Typical homes in Speewa hold 2.9 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. Only 18.6% of households are people living alone, a figure well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
2.9 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
18.6% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
In Speewa, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 3 people (11%).
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of the area at 68%. One-parent families are much less common here than in most similar areas, accounting for just 6% compared to 14.1% nationally.
6.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Speewa, Couples with children is the majority at 67%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Speewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13622/speewa/topic/family-households