2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Townsend · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Townsend
How families and households are made up across the area.
About 20.3% of families in Townsend are led by a single parent, a figure well above the national average. This mix of households is a key feature of the area's social landscape. Most homes house two or more people, though a significant minority live on their own.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 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 Townsend — lower than 57% of areas.
| Townsend | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | 2.4 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.4% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 25%. Most homes have two people (34.9%), while the typical household size of 2.4 people is about the same as the national figure.
28.4% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Townsend, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 20.3% of the total, a rate well above the 14.1% seen across Australia. Couples with children are the most common family type here, accounting for 52.4% of households.
20.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Townsend, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Townsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13946/townsend/topic/family-households