Ulong · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ulong

How families and households are made up across the area.

Two-person households are the most common arrangement in Ulong, making up 41.3% of all homes. The area has a smaller typical household size than most other regions, with a notable number of people living alone and a high proportion of one-parent families.

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📍 Ulong, Suburb / Locality

Where Ulong sits — Average household size

2.3 ▼ -8.0%
  • 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 Ulong — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ulong2.3
2450, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Ulong typically hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure of 2.5. This smaller household size is partly explained by the 27.5% of residents who live alone, a rate a little above the New South Wales figure.

2.3 ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

27.5% ▼ -21.8%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.2%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ulong, the largest group is 2 people at 39%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (14%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 22.2% of the total, which is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Couples with children are the largest family group at 44.4%, followed by couples without children at 33.3%.

22.2% ▲ +98.8%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 26.2%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ulong, the largest group is Couples with children at 44%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (22%).

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 Ulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14023/ulong/topic/family-households