2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
West Ryde · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in West Ryde
How families and households are made up across the area.
A quarter of all homes in West Ryde are occupied by just one person, reflecting a high number of single-person households. This mix of living arrangements creates a community where small, single-person homes sit alongside larger family dwellings. The typical household size is 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.5
→ 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 Ryde — higher than 50% of areas.
| West Ryde | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2114, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
More people live alone here than in most other similar areas, with 26.6% of households being single-person. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 32% of the total.
26.6% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In West Ryde, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (27%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 60.4% of families. One-parent families account for 11.7%, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
11.7% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In West Ryde, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.
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 Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14268/west-ryde/topic/family-households