2.8 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Zara · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Zara
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Zara, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This trend is driven by a high number of families with children, who make up 61% of the local family groups.
2.8
—
- 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 Zara — higher than 76% of areas.
| Zara | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 2.5 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 25% of residents live alone—matching the state and national figures—over 20% of households contain five or more people.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Zara, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 5 people (19%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Families with children are common here, accounting for 61% of all family groups. In contrast, one-parent families make up 10.2% of the total, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures.
10.2% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Zara, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
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 Zara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14541/zara/topic/family-households