2.6 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6
- 2016: 2.7
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sylvania · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sylvania
How families and households are made up across the area.
Household sizes and family types in Sylvania have remained steady over the last decade. Most homes are occupied by couples with children, who make up 62.4% of families. The area reflects a stable mix of family units and smaller households, with a typical home hosting 2.6 people.
2.6
→ 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 Sylvania — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sylvania | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2224, NSW | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 2.6 people live in the typical Sylvania home, which is higher than most similar areas and matches the New South Wales figure. Two-person households are the most common at 32%, while 24% of residents live alone, a figure slightly below the national average.
24.0% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sylvania, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children dominate the local landscape, forming 62.4% of families. One-parent families make up 12.2% of the total, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
12.2% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Sylvania, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children 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 Sylvania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13732/sylvania/topic/family-households