2.0 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.0
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Zetland · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Zetland
How families and households are made up across the area.
Small households are much more common in Zetland than in most other areas. The typical home here holds just two people, which is well below the national figure of 2.5. This creates a distinct living pattern where a third of all residents live on their own.
2.0
▼ -4.8%
- 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 Zetland — lower than 86% of areas.
| Zetland | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| 2017, NSW | 1.9 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 31.7% of people live alone, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25%. These small living arrangements mean the typical home has only 2.0 people, which is much lower than most other areas.
31.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Zetland, the largest group is 2 people at 48%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 57.5% of families. One-parent families are less common here at 7.8%, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
7.8% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Zetland, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 31%.
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 Zetland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14542/zetland/topic/family-households