2.7 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Northwood · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Northwood
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly one in five households are one-parent families in Northwood, a rate well above the national figure. This contributes to a community where larger homes are common and very few people live alone.
2.7
—
- 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 Northwood — higher than 71% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home here holds 2.7 people, which is higher than most areas. Only 16.9% of residents live alone, a figure well below the 25.6% national average.
16.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Northwood, the largest group is 2 people at 45%, followed by 1 person (17%) and 3 people (14%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.6% of the local mix, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, couples with children are the most common family type at 49.4%.
19.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Northwood, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (19%).
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 Northwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21972/northwood/topic/family-households