Urunga · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Urunga

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly a third of all homes in Urunga are occupied by people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend contributes to smaller households overall, with a typical home here holding just 2.2 people.

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Where Urunga sits — Average household size

2.2 → 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 Urunga — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Urunga2.2
2455, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

One-person households make up 32.4% of the area, a figure well above the 25.6% seen across Australia. This helps explain why the typical household size of 2.2 people is a little below the national average.

2.2 → 0.0%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

32.4% ▲ +3.9%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.2%
  • 2016: 33.7%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Urunga, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Single-parent families are much more common here than in most similar areas, making up 20.0% of families. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 14.0%.

20.0% ▲ +7.8%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Urunga splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (41%) and Couples with children (38%), with One-parent families at 20%.

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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14079/urunga/topic/family-households