3.1 ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Slopes · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Slopes
How families and households are made up across the area.
A striking 3.1 people per home makes The Slopes one of the most crowded areas of its kind. This is a family-heavy place where very few people live alone, and most households are made up of couples with children.
3.1
▲ +10.7%
- 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 The Slopes — higher than 88% of areas.
| The Slopes | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2754, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 3.1 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. Only 11.4% of people live alone, which is far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
11.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Slopes, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 3 people (24%) and 4 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with 64.2% of households being couples with children. Only 8.9% are one-parent families, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
8.9% ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Slopes, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
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 The Slopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13858/the-slopes/topic/family-households