2.9 ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1
- 2016: 3.2
- 2021: 2.9
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Auburn · State Electorate
Family & Households in Auburn
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in Auburn, making it one of the most crowded areas for household size. This high density is driven by a strong presence of families, with couples raising children making up the largest group of households.
2.9
▼ -6.5%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 3 areas
- 2.0: 4 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 23 areas
- 2.3: 65 areas
- 2.4: 66 areas
- 2.5: 72 areas
- 2.6: 51 areas
- 2.7: 44 areas
- 2.8: 32 areas
- 2.9: 28 areas
- 3.0: 11 areas
- 3.1: 10 areas
- 3.2: 10 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 0 areas
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 0 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 1 area
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Auburn — higher than 86% of areas.
| Auburn | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Auburn has 2.9 people per home, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. While the number of people living alone has risen to 21.3% since 2011, this is still well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.3% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Auburn, the largest group is 2 people at 29%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.2% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.6% of the total, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
12.6% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Auburn, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10002/auburn/topic/family-households