3.1 ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.2
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Camden · State Electorate
Family & Households in Camden
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 3 people typically live in a Camden home, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. This is a family-heavy region where few people live alone. The community is largely shaped by couples raising children, who make up nearly 69% of all families.
3.1
▼ -3.1%
- 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 Camden — higher than 95% of areas.
| Camden | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Camden are larger than those across Australia, with 3.1 people per household. Only 13.9% of people live alone, which is far below the national figure of 25.6%.
13.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Camden splits fairly evenly between 2 people (27%) and 4 people (23%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children dominate the local landscape, making up 68.9% of families. One-parent families account for 12.4%, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen 11 points since 2011.
12.4% ▼ -46.3%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Camden, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 18%.
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 Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10013/camden/topic/family-households