2.1 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.2
- 2021: 2.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Sheffield · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Sheffield
How families and households are made up across the area.
Over 31% of households in Sheffield are made up of people living alone, which is well above the national figure. This trend contributes to a smaller typical household size compared to most other areas. The town is largely split between couples with and without children.
2.1
▼ -8.7%
- 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 Sheffield — lower than 81% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Sheffield typically hold 2.1 people, which is much lower than most areas. This is partly because 31.8% of people live alone, a figure well above the Australian average of 25.6%.
31.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Sheffield, the largest group is 2 people at 42%, followed by 1 person (32%) and 3 people (12%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples without children make up the largest group at 43.2%, followed closely by couples with children at 41.6%. One-parent families represent 13.8% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas.
13.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →Sheffield splits fairly evenly between Couples without children (43%) and Couples with children (42%), with One-parent families 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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60599/sheffield/topic/family-households