2.1 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ultimo · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ultimo
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than a third of people in Ultimo live alone, which is far above the national figure. This trend makes the area's homes smaller than most, with a typical household size of just 2.1 people. It is a place where single-person living is much more common than in other parts of the city.
2.1
▲ +5.0%
- 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 Ultimo — lower than 81% of areas.
| Ultimo | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| 2007, NSW | 2.1 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
People living alone make up 36.6% of households, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 25%. Consequently, the typical home holds 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas.
36.6% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Ultimo splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (36%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children are the most common family type at 50.5%. One-parent families make up 10.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
10.9% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ultimo, Couples without children is the majority at 50%; Couples with children is next at 34%.
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 Ultimo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14024/ultimo/topic/family-households