3.7 → 0.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7
- 2016: 3.8
- 2021: 3.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Hoxton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Hoxton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Crowded homes are a defining feature of West Hoxton, where the number of people per household is among the highest at this level. Most homes here house large families, with very few people living by themselves compared to the rest of the country.
3.7
→ 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 West Hoxton — higher than 98% of areas.
| West Hoxton | 3.7 |
|---|---|
| 2171, NSW | 3.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in West Hoxton holds 3.7 people, which is well above the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 8% of people live alone, a rate far below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
8.0% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Hoxton, the largest group is 4 people at 29%, followed by 3 people (18%) and 5 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 74.8%. One-parent families account for 14.2% of the total, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
14.2% ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Hoxton, Couples with children is the majority at 75%; One-parent families is next at 14%.
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 West Hoxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14263/west-hoxton/topic/family-households