Utungun · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Utungun

How families and households are made up across the area.

Only 14.7% of people live alone in Utungun, a figure far below the national average. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents share their homes, with typical households being slightly larger than those across Australia.

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📍 Utungun, Suburb / Locality

Where Utungun sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 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 Utungun — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Utungun2.6
2447, NSW 2.4
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Most homes here are shared, with 47.1% housing two people and 20.6% housing three. This explains why the number of people living alone is much lower than in most other areas.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.7
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.7%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Utungun, the largest group is 2 people at 41%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 1 person (13%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up over half of all families at 51.2%. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 8.1%, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

8.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Utungun, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 36%.

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 Utungun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14080/utungun/topic/family-households