Stroud · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Stroud

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer single parents live in Stroud than the national average, where only 9.1% of families fit this profile. This small town has a stable family mix, with over half of all families consisting of couples with children.

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📍 Stroud, Suburb / Locality

Where Stroud 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 Stroud — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Stroud2.5
2425, NSW 2.5
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Stroud houses 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Nearly a quarter of households consist of just one person.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.7% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.3%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 24.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Stroud, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 57.1%. The rate of one-parent families is well below the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

9.1% ▼ -32.7%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Stroud, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 33%.

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 Stroud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13692/stroud/topic/family-households